But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

  • -- George Orwell 乔治·奥威尔

但是如果思想腐化了语言,语言也能腐化思想。

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In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of.

在所有真诚的演讲中都有力量,不一定是强大的力量,但演讲者能说多少就说多少。

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.

语言位于思想和行动之间,很方便,常常在那里两者都能被替代。

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.

人类语言似乎是一种独特的现象,在动物界没有明显的相似之处。

To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery.

熟练地运用一门语言是一种召唤的魔法。