Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth.

  • -- Sir Edward Burnett Tylor 爱德华·伯内特·泰勒爵士

每个人都知道阿尔卑斯山的山谷里是如何积雪的,形成了一个逐渐向出口倾斜的平原。想象一下,有一个十英里宽的山谷,平原上倾斜的不是雪,而是土。

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The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.

进化的证据在于那些从不可能的基础上产生的适应性。

Sending charcoal in the snow is better than adding flowers to a brocade.

在雪地里撒炭,总比锦上添花好。

There may be snow on the roof, but there's fire in the belly.

屋顶上可能有雪,但肚子里却有火。

Telling lies does not work in advertising.

说谎对广告不起作用。