Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard or misapplied words with little or no meaning have, by prescription, such a right to be mistaken for deep learning and height of specu.

  • -- John Locke 约翰·洛克

模糊而神秘的语言形式,以及滥用语言,长久以来一直被认为是科学的奥秘;按照惯例,没有什么意义或意义不大的硬词或误用词有权利被误认为是深奥的学问和高度的专业知识。

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I want to know what they look like, their height, and colouring, physique and speech pattens.

我想知道他们长什么样,他们的身高,肤色,体格和说话的方式。

Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

看起来聪明点,什么也不说,然后咕噜一声。语言是用来隐藏思想的。