The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.

  • -- Cyril Connolly 西里尔·康诺利

有一天,这位艺术家从荆棘上的一个洞里掉了下去,从那一刻起,他就沿着一条地下河的黑色急流前进。

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It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.

因此,我只好讲到这里来,如果先生,你认为我的理由太随便了,或者会冒犯到府上的话,我很抱歉,如果人家认为我有这个打算的话。

On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my father went on a walk in the forested hills and thought of a name for me. His first son was called Daniel, and Samuel in memory of one of his forefathers.

在我出生的那天,或者可能在接下来的某一天,我父亲在森林覆盖的山丘上散步,为我想了一个名字。他的大儿子名叫但以理,撒母耳是为了纪念他的一个祖先。

Artists who write songs... what they're going through usually comes through in their music.

写歌的艺术家……他们所经历的通常来自于他们的音乐。

There's a moment in life when you get tired of chasing everyone & everything.

生命中总有那么一刻,你厌倦了追逐所有的人和事。

Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.

名誉如河流,发源地最狭,愈远愈宽广。

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

让行动。抓住时机。人类从来没有想过要成为一只牡蛎。

Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout.

听河水的声音,你会钓到一条鳟鱼。

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

敏感的艺术家知道寒风在吹。

Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.

恐惧有很多眼睛,可以看到地下的东西。

There will always be an underground.

总会有地铁的。

The examined life is no picnic.

经过检验的生活并不轻松。