I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections, Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling, Or just after.

  • -- Wallace Stevens 华莱士·史蒂文斯

我不知道该选择哪一种,是抑扬顿悟之美,还是影射之美,是画眉吹口哨之美,还是仅仅在那之后。

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I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be no one to make the phone call. But who wants to think about that disaster, I'd prefer not to.

我现在不愿意结婚。我确实偶尔会想到,如果我跌倒撞到头,就没有人打电话了。但谁愿意去想那场灾难,我宁愿不去想。

I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.

我宁愿让这些画自己去说明。

There belongs more than whistling to going to plough.

去犁地不只是吹口哨那么简单。