You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.

  • -- Cornel West 康奈尔·韦斯特

你必须是恒温器而不是温度计。恒温器塑造舆论氛围;温度计刚好能反射它。

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There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

毫无疑问,气候变化正在发生;唯一有争议的是人类在其中扮演了什么角色。

I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.

我了解到,下棋也会对该国的政治气候产生影响。

It's a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions.

这是一个非常复杂的问题关于什么时候是事实而不是观点背景下的事实。

The world is governed by opinion.

世界是由意见统治的。