The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.

  • -- George Catlin 卡特林

密苏里河也许在外观和性格上与世界上所有其他河流都不同;当我们从密西西比河进入它浑浊的水域时,我们就能明显地感觉到它的恐怖。

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My mom's collard greens. No one else in the world can make them like hers. I'm not just saying that because she's my mom. She's got some Mississippi secret. I could seriously eat them every day.

我妈妈做的羽衣甘蓝。世界上没有人能让他们像她一样。我这么说不是因为她是我妈妈。她有密西西比的秘密。我真的可以每天都吃。

Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone

弗洛伊德是个英雄。他下到阴间,在那里遇见了可怕的东西。他把自己的理论当作美杜莎的脑袋,把这些恐怖变成了石头

A strange manner of battle, where one side works by constant motion and ceaseless charges, while the other can but endure passively as it stands fixed to the sod.

这是一种奇特的战斗方式,一方靠不断的运动和不断的冲锋作战,而另一方则只能被动地忍受,因为它是固定在地上的。

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you.

由于找不到马,亨利先生从这个地方回来了。在密西西比河下游,我将请他向你们表示敬意。

I defend peoples' right to do that in a lawful manner, but I have not undertaken that practice myself.

我捍卫人民以合法方式这样做的权利,但我本人没有这样做。

I have cultivated my hysteria with pleasure and terror.

我因高兴和恐惧而变得歇斯底里。