It's a pity one can't imagine what one can't compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

-- Vladimir Nabokov 弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫

遗憾的是，一个人无法想象自己无法与任何事物相比。天才是一个梦想下雪的非洲人。

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The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.

北非的骡子总是谈论他母亲的兄弟马，但从不谈论他的父亲驴，而更喜欢那些据说更有名望的人。

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It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

遗憾的是，普利茅斯岩并没有让清教徒祖先登陆普利茅斯岩，而是让清教徒祖先登陆了普利茅斯岩。

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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

非洲人是我的兄弟，但他是我几个世纪以来的弟弟。

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Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

患难相交，最能使人产生怜悯。

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