People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

  • -- Chinua Achebe 奇努阿切贝

人们说,如果你发现水涨到脚踝,那就该做点什么了,而不是当水涨到脖子上的时候。

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I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump.

我是那种当我过桥时,我想要跳下去的人。只是喉咙后面一阵剧烈的发痒。这就像我在桥上走的时候一直处于边缘,直到我跳下去我才会得到释放。

Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster.

上升的天才总是从云中射出光芒,但当它上升到稳定的光泽时,这些光芒就会逐渐消失。

This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome.

唱片公司不断地向我施加压力,要我创作出一首热门单曲之类的东西,我觉得这实在是太烦人了。

I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.

当我还是个孩子的时候,我就开始写作,或者更确切地说,开始思考故事。

But I'm pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.

但我很擅长合作思考。我和别人合作得很好。

If you engage people on a vital, important level, they will respond.

如果你让人们参与到一个重要的层面,他们会做出回应。

Rickey don't like it when Rickey can't find Rickey's limo.

瑞基不喜欢瑞基找不到瑞基的豪华轿车。

Falling is easier than rising.

跌倒比爬起来容易。