It's our tendency to approach every problem as if it were a fight between two sides. We see it in headlines that are always using metaphors for war. It's a general atmosphere of animosity and contention that has taken over our public discourse.

-- Deborah Tannen 德博拉·坦嫩

我们倾向于把每一个问题都当作是双方之间的斗争来处理。我们在标题中看到它总是使用战争的隐喻。这是一种普遍的敌意和争论的气氛，已经占据了我们的公共话语。

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In English, I'm a little bit limited. I speak English as a second language, and that's a little limitation that I have to work around and I have to use it to my favor. So, yes, that's why I end up wanting to do more things in Latin America.

在英语方面，我有点受限。我把英语作为第二语言，这是一个小小的限制，我必须努力克服，我必须用它来对我有利。所以，是的，这就是为什么我最终想在拉丁美洲做更多的事情。

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Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.

语言是一只裂开的水壶，我们在上面敲出曲调，让熊跟着跳舞，而我们却时时刻刻想让星星怜悯。

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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

永远不要认为战争，无论多么必要，多么正当，都不是犯罪。

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In war there is no prize for runner-up.

在战争中，亚军是没有奖品的。

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