The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible.

  • -- Wynton Marsalis 温顿马萨利斯

我第一次在公众场合吹奏小号时,我吹奏了海军陆战队的赞美诗。我听起来糟透了。

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Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

就像我们长大后不再穿裤子一样,我们也不再穿熟人、图书馆、原则等等,有时裤子还没穿坏,有时——这是最糟糕的——还没有新裤子。

I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'

我珍视公共空间和公共服务的创造,尤其是健康、住房和全面的教育体系,它们敢于让我们中的许多人有超越自己的想法。

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.

人若不作愚妄人,就永远找不到智慧。唉,作家在公众面前必须是傻瓜,而其他人可以掩盖自己的踪迹。

Wash four distinct and separate times, using lots of lather each time from individual bars of soap.

清洗四次,每次使用大量肥皂泡沫。