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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

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

在一代人看来荒谬到极点的东西，在另一代人看来往往变成智慧到极点。

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When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

当我说到有天赋的听众时，我首先想到的是那些不懂音乐的人，那些想要保持业余状态的听众。正是这样一个听众的想法让我内心深处的作曲家激动不已。

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Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made themselves.

一切都会好起来的——你知道什么时候吗?当人们，仅仅是人们，不再认为联合国是毕加索的一个奇怪的抽象概念，而是把它看作是他们自己画的一幅画。

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In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

在思想领域里，荒谬和任性仍然是世界的主人，它们的统治只是暂时停止。

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His artistry soars to heights of sublime silliness and divine absurdity.

他的艺术技巧达到了极其愚蠢和荒谬的高度。

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