Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance.

  • -- Thomas Carlyle 托马斯·卡莱尔

与其说人是环境的产物,不如说人是环境的建筑师。

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During exposure, interference takes place between the incident rays and those reflected by the mirror, with the formation of interference fringes half a wavelength distant from each other.

在曝光过程中,入射光和反射镜之间发生干涉,形成相互相距半波长的干涉条纹。

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.

科学也许已经找到了一种治疗大多数罪恶的方法;但它并没有找到解决最糟糕问题的办法——人类的冷漠。

I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.

我知道,因为我试过各种各样的方法来塑造自己的性格,而最好的方法就是完全坦诚。

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.

从最高意义上说,帮助自己的责任包括帮助邻居。

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

我特别喜欢从主角的性格演变而来的故事。

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

真理不仅被谬误所亵渎;它可能同样会对沉默感到愤怒。

He who heeds not the lost shoe-nail, will soon lose the horse.

不注意丢失的钉子,很快就会失去马。

The writer's duty is to keep on writing.

作家的责任是继续写作。