To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

  • -- Elihu Root 伊莱休·鲁特

要处理战争的真正原因,我们必须首先认识到一个众所周知的事实,即文明是对野蛮主义的片面、不完整和在很大程度上是表面的修改,这是与解决问题的首要关系。

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There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured. The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick.

作家不可能被驯服,变得文明,甚至被治愈。目前科学界所知的唯一解决办法是为病人提供一间隔离室,在那里他可以独自忍受急性期,食物可以用棍子戳进他的身体。

At my age the only problem is with remembering names. When I call everyone darling, it has damn all to do with passionately adoring them, but I know I'm safe calling them that. Although, of course, I adore them too.

在我这个年纪,唯一的问题是记不住名字。当我叫每个人亲爱的时候,都是出于对他们的狂热崇拜,但我知道这样叫他们是安全的。当然,我也很喜欢它们。

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.

在世界各地,我所写的野生动物都处于严重的危险之中。它正在被我们所谓的文明进步所消灭。

Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity.

在当代文明幸福的黑暗背景下,即使是艺术也趋向于交融,失去了自己的身份。

The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed.

维持现状是唯一不能被否决的解决方案。

You dread that there will be real problems during filming.

你害怕在拍摄过程中会出现真正的问题。