For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

  • -- William Banting 威廉·班廷

为了论证和说明,我假定某些日常饮食习惯,无论在青年时期多么有益,在老年时期却有害无益,就像豆子对马一样,马的日常饮食就是干草和玉米。

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One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The other claims that when money ebbs, so do prospects for women.

有一种观点认为,经济衰退对女性艺术家来说是好事,因为当钱从窗户飞出去时,女性就被允许呆在家里。另一种观点认为,当金钱减少时,女性的前景也会随之下降。

Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it.

电有两种,正电和负电。我想,不同之处在于,一辆车会贵一点,但更耐用;另一种是更便宜的东西,但是飞蛾会进去。

Ordinary photons do have spin, they have a notion of helicity so they spin around their direction on motion.

普通光子确实有自旋,它们有螺旋性的概念,所以它们在运动时绕着自己的方向旋转。

It's an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.

对布莱恩来说,这是平凡的一天。他每天都死。

The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have.

你赢得的争论越多,你的朋友就会越少。

I wouldn't ever presume to say that I am a comic book fan.

我从来不敢说我是一个漫画迷。

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

政治不是豆袋。这是很严肃,很艰难的事情。

Take not your sickle to another man's corn.

不要拿你的镰刀去割别人的谷子。

Good corn is not reaped from a bad field.

好玉米不是从坏地里收割来的。