Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue and in the ear.

  • -- Robert Fitzgerald 罗伯特·菲茨杰拉德

荷马的全部语言,他所生活的语言,他所呼吸的语言,因为他从来没有见过,或者那些形成他传统的人从来没有见过,写在书页上的文字。一切都在口头上,都在耳中。

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As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

事实上,一种超越其自身范围的民族语言,很快就会失去其原有的丰富内容,其效果并不比一种建构的语言好。

Some people are at the top of the ladder, some are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more don't even know there is a ladder.

有些人在梯子的顶端,有些人在中间,还有更多的人在底部,更多的人甚至不知道有梯子。

I do not use the language of my people. I can take liberties with certain themes which the Arabic language would not allow me to take.

我不使用我的人民的语言。我可以随意处理阿拉伯语不允许我处理的某些主题。

O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics.

哦,看不见的、未出生的、未知的朋友,我们甜美的英语语言的学生,我从不沉迷于诗学——除非我得了风湿病。

Occasionally I go shopping for clothes, but I find the whole thing a real chore.

我偶尔去买衣服,但我发现整件事真的很烦人。

Kind words don't wear out the tongue.

好话不会磨破舌头。