We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.

  • -- Victor Hugo 维克多雨果

我们用望远镜看过去,用显微镜看现在。因此,目前的情况显然是极其恶劣的。

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There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

甚至在散文中也有诗歌,在所有伟大的散文中,不仅仅是功利主义的或说教的,也有诗人用散文写作,或至少用或多或少明显的散文;数以百万计的诗人写的诗与诗歌无关。

I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.

我想如果我不是那么神经质的话,我可能已经是某种法医分析师了。我不能用显微镜做任何事,因为我开始思考我们周围的细菌世界。

For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift.

为了确认我的身份,我没有像大多数路德教男孩那样,得到一块手表和我的第一条长裤。我有一个望远镜。我妈妈认为这是最好的礼物。

We are just fanatics about using the technology to make it all wonderful. We laughed at the fact that we were having such a great time working this way.

我们只是狂热地想要利用科技让一切变得美好。我们笑着说,我们用这种方法工作得很开心。

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

说服男人去做甚至是对他们自己有益的事情都需要时间。