National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

民族语言都是既得利益集团的庞大体系,它们阴沉地抵制批判性的探究。

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The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection.

乔陶夸大学是名副其实的国宝。它是一个沉思的地方,一个反思的地方,一个可以抛开陈词滥调和口号,代之以深思和反省的地方。

It's like there are all these languages available, especially in terms of image. Why confine yourself to only English? There's all these languages and possibilities and concepts to speak or communicate with.

就好像所有这些语言都是可用的,尤其是在图像方面。为什么只局限于英语?所有这些语言,各种可能性和概念都是可以交流的。

What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.

我所憎恶的是那些跨国企业集团,它们必须为我们如此多的土地退化和污染承担责任,原因是它们的工厂化养殖和贪婪。

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult.

我想学其他语言,也许是法语?我叔叔会说德语,所以可能也会说德语吧?中文似乎太难了。

Transnational, gigantic industrial companies no longer operate within political systems, but rather above them.

跨国的大型工业公司不再在政治体系内运作,而是在政治体系之上运作。