We may seem competent, but by the end of next century there will be new deserts, new ruins.

  • -- Edward Bond 爱德华·邦德

我们似乎有能力,但到下个世纪末,将会有新的沙漠,新的废墟。

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The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.

有能力的程序员充分意识到自己头骨的有限大小。因此,他以充分的谦卑来完成他的任务,并避免像瘟疫一样的聪明的诡计。

After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied.

经过几个月的饥寒交迫,我们突然发现自己能吃上一顿神赐的美餐了。

It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.

希望在不远的将来,我们能够理解像星星这样简单的东西,这是明智的判断。

We also have a real opportunity to join NATO.

我们也有真正的机会加入北约。