Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

  • -- Adlai E. Stevenson II 阿德莱·史蒂文森二世

人是一种奇怪的动物。他通常只有背靠着墙壁才能看清墙上的字迹。

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My mother is a very strange woman... She doesn't understand me in the least and doesn't love me much either. If she had either love or understanding she would be prepared to make sacrifices.

我妈妈是一个非常奇怪的女人……她一点也不了解我,也不爱我。如果她有爱或理解,她会准备做出牺牲。

A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep.

一个男人在和任何人搭讪的时候,可以是亲切、豪爽、满不在乎、完全迷人的。但是当一个男人真正恋爱的时候,他会情不自禁地看起来像一只绵羊。

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man.

我宁愿选择可能成为我丈夫的人,也不愿选择富有的人;我要一个没钱的男人,不要一个没钱的男人。

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

人类互相厌烦的能力似乎比任何其他动物都要大得多。

I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to know about me. It's a jolly strange idea.

我开始意识到人们开始想了解我。这是一个非常奇怪的想法。

Fame is a very strange animal.

名声是一种很奇怪的动物。