A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
废话
Nonsense
Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
现存的十分之九的书都是胡言乱语,而聪明的书则是对那些胡言乱语的驳斥。
Always remember, money isn't everything - but also remember to make a lot of it before talking such fool nonsense.
永远记住,钱不是万能的,但也要记住,在说这些愚蠢的废话之前,一定要赚很多钱。
Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?
吵架吗?废话;我们没有吵架。如果一个人有时不发火,做朋友有什么好处呢?
Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.
一个凡人能提出上帝认为无法回答的问题吗?我想很容易。所有无意义的问题都是无法回答的。
They were saying computers deal with numbers. This was absolutely nonsense. Computers deal with arbitrary information of any kind.
他们说电脑处理数字。这完全是无稽之谈。计算机处理任何种类的任意信息。
A man can make himself put down what comes, even if it seems nauseating nonsense; tomorrow some of it may not seem wholly nonsense at all.
一个人可以让自己放下即将发生的事情,即使它看起来是令人作呕的胡言乱语;明天,其中的一些可能看起来根本就不是无稽之谈。
The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego.
追求美比追求真善美危险得多,因为它对自我的诱惑更大。
I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.
我喜欢认真对待那些很多人认为是无稽之谈的东西。我喜欢那种疯狂的感觉。我喜欢为此所需要的承诺。
My father's parents were carpenters. They were also builders partly. They were painters. And several of them were very, active in the theatre and all such nonsense, you know.
我父亲的父母是木匠。他们在一定程度上也是建筑商。他们是画家。他们中有几个人在剧院里非常活跃,你知道,都是些胡言乱语。
Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.
任何加速都是进步,光荣小姐。大自然并不了解现代的工作速度。从技术的角度来看,整个童年都是一派胡言。只是浪费时间。简直是浪费时间。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
I must say the idea of a United Africa was nonsense.
我必须说,统一非洲的想法是无稽之谈。
To assume that any couple goes without arguing is just nonsense.
认为任何一对夫妻都不会争吵是无稽之谈。
Buddhas don't practice nonsense.
佛不胡言乱语。
He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense.
喋喋不休的人是在胡说八道。
I wrote the tunes and sang only nonsense words. Then came Moore and dressed them with the lyrics.
我写了曲子,只唱些毫无意义的话。然后摩尔来了,给他们穿上了歌词。
Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
别跟我说男人能讲道理;每个人都能讲道理。他能胡说八道吗?