Each pursues his own theory, little solicitous to correct or improve it by an attention to what is advanced by his opponents.

  • -- Thomas Robert Malthus 马尔萨斯

每个人都追求自己的理论,很少关心通过关注对手的进步来纠正或改进它。

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I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed the air which it contained for a full hour, it must have lost much of its vital properties and needed to be renewed.

我还提醒他们注意,大厅里没有任何通风的设备,因为我们已经呼吸了整整一个小时的空气,所以它一定失去了许多重要的功能,需要更新。

Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no desire to surmount it.

我们的对手坚持认为,我们面临着无法克服的政治障碍,但如果没有克服的愿望,这可以说是最小的障碍。

I am making a collection of the things my opponents have found me to be and, when this election is over, I am going to open a museum and put them on display.

我正在收集我的对手发现我的东西,当这次选举结束时,我将开设一个博物馆,把它们展出。

Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys.

追求彩绘的琐事和奇妙的玩具,并热切地追求想象中的快乐。

To get someone's attention break a pattern of thinking.

吸引某人的注意力打破思维模式。