Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.

  • -- John Kenneth Galbraith 加尔布雷思

许多文学批评来自于这样的人:对他们来说,极端专业化要么是大脑严重不足的借口,要么是极端懒惰的借口,后者是学术自由的一个非常宝贵的方面。

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It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.

在一个我们都应该同意的学术环境中,对我们的期望过高,但对纪律和不变的礼貌的期望也不过高。

I was no great achiever at school, either academically or in the sporting field... I was always tending to be in trouble.

我在学校里成绩平平,无论是学业上还是体育方面……我总是有惹麻烦的倾向。