On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity.

  • -- James Fenimore Cooper 詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏

在人类的想象中,事件产生了时间的影响。因此,远行而见多识广的人往往以为自己活得长久;而历史上最丰富的重要事件最快采取的方面的古代。

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A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they aren't still there, he's no longer a political leader.

一个政治领导人必须时刻回头看看那些男孩是否还在那里。如果他们不在那里,他就不再是政治领袖。

A development deal is where they're giving you recording time and money to record, but not promising that they'll put an album out.

开发协议是指他们给你时间和金钱去录制,但不承诺他们会推出一张专辑。