I have to confess that I have so rarely experienced triumph that I cannot claim to know it well enough to judge, but it seems to be at best a momentary joy followed instantly by sadness, and, then, of necessity, by wariness.

  • -- Mark Helprin 普林

我必须承认,我很少经历过胜利,因此我不能说我很清楚地知道胜利的意义,但它充其量不过是短暂的快乐之后紧接着是悲伤,然后必然是警惕。

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I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you're afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.

我敢肯定,恐惧的感觉,只要你能利用它,而不是让它变得无用,可以让你超越你认为自己的能力。如果你感到害怕,血液似乎会在血管中自由流动,你真的会感到一种刺激。

You were able to sing something they related to instantly, because it was part of what you felt. It was part of what you had already traveled through. It's part of the people you were associating with daily. It was all of that.

你能够立刻唱出一些与他们相关的东西,因为这是你感觉的一部分。这是你已经经历过的事情的一部分。它是你每天交往的人的一部分。就是这些。

My kitchen is not a place to live in. I made it white so I can tell instantly if it's not clean-and I like it clean enough to be able to eat off the floors-or the tables, for that matter.

我的厨房不是住的地方。我把它涂成白色,这样我就能立刻分辨出它是否干净——而且我喜欢它干净到可以在地板上或者桌子上吃东西。

History seems to be so clumsy.

历史似乎是如此笨拙。