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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A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

总质量的一个基本原则逃过了太多管理者的注意:只有逐步完善相互依赖的人际关系,才能不断改进相互依赖的系统和过程。

These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.

英语和法语中缺乏简单性的这些例子,表面上都相反,几乎可以无限地增加,并适用于所有的民族语言。

This seems highly likely, especially as it has been shown that in several systems mutations affecting the same amino acid are extremely near together on the genetic map.

这似乎是很有可能的,特别是已经证明,在影响相同氨基酸的几个系统中,突变在遗传图谱上非常接近。

People know two languages: their native language and gibberish.

人们知道两种语言:母语和胡言乱语。

We have now recently launched the national integrity plan.

我们最近启动了国家诚信计划。

Bullying is a national epidemic.

欺凌是一种全国性的流行病。