A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
知识
Knowledge
知识从好奇开始,在阅读、思考和实践中积累。这里的语句围绕求知与理解展开,适合结合英文关键词和中文译文一起阅读。
Happiness is a cup of coffee & a really good book.
幸福是一杯咖啡和一本好书。
I went to Princeton specifically to study physics.
我专门去普林斯顿大学学习物理。
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.
如果目标不高尚,知识就会变成罪恶。
You've got to experiment to figure out what works.
你必须通过实验来找出有效的方法。
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
谚语言简意赅。
God protect us from him who has read but one book.
上帝保护我们不受只读过一本书的人的伤害。
I'm really a library man, or second-hand book man.
我真的是一个图书馆管理员,或者二手书管理员。
Information, contemplated over time, is knowledge.
信息,随着时间的推移而深思熟虑,就是知识。
The past has infinite value if one learns from it.
如果一个人从过去中学习,它就有无限的价值。
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
我写作是为了理解和被理解一样多的东西。
Books aren't lumps of paper, but minds on shelves.
书不是一堆纸,而是架子上的思想。
From my earliest days I had a passion for science.
从我很小的时候起,我就对科学充满了热情。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.
没有什么可以替代面对面的报告和研究。
Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about.
幻想是完全开放的;你所要做的就是遵循你所设定的规则。但是如果你写的是关于科学的文章,你必须先了解你写的是什么。
The basic drive behind real philosophy is curiosity about the world, not interest in the writings of philosophers.
真正的哲学背后的基本动力是对世界的好奇心,而不是对哲学家著作的兴趣。
The piano is a universal instrument. If you start there, learn your theory and how to read, you can go on to any other instrument.
钢琴是一种通用的乐器。如果你从那里开始,学习你的理论和如何阅读,你可以继续学习其他任何乐器。
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.
早期培养写作能力是件好事。学习写作是一项有用的练习,即使你写的内容并没有那么相关。
When dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.
当教条进入大脑时,所有的智力活动都停止了。