It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning them.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

众所周知,语言学习的成果与教授和学习语言的劳动没有任何关系。

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The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.

未来的作者是一个发现语言的人,对语言资源的探索和运用,将为他赢得胜利。

The difference between an author and a horse is that the horse doesn't understand the horse dealer's language.

作家和马的区别在于马不懂马贩子的语言。

You watch people and study them the way an alien would.

你观察人们,像外星人一样研究他们。

I had to study acting to basically educate myself.

我不得不学习表演,基本上是为了自学。