When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

  • -- Percy Bysshe Shelley 珀西·比西·雪莱

当一件事被说成不值得反驳时,你可以肯定它要么是极其愚蠢的(在这种情况下,所有的评论都是多余的),要么就是某种可怕的东西,问题的关键所在。

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We can know nothing till after this grave debate. The soul must withdraw, for this is not its hour. Now the knife must divide the flesh, and lay the ravage bare, and do its work completely.

在这场严肃的辩论之前,我们什么也不知道。灵魂必须撤退,因为这不是它的时刻。现在刀要把肉割开,露出来,切成两半。

Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.

很多时候,年长的女性被视为受害者,但我认识很多了不起的女性,她们有出色的工作和完整的性生活,还有孩子、朋友和家人。

Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

鉴于外部现实是虚构的,作者的角色几乎是多余的。他不需要虚构,因为小说已经存在了。

But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.

但是,教育的力量很少有多大作用,除非是在那些几乎是多余的快乐的性情中。

Who is apt, on occasion, to assign a multitude of reasons when one will do? This is a sure sign of weakness in argument.

有时候,谁会在一个人愿意给出许多理由的时候,还能给出这么多理由呢?这无疑是辩论中软弱的表现。

It's true that not everything is meant to be. But always remember that everything is at least worth a try.

并不是每件事都是命中注定的。但请永远记住,每件事至少都值得一试。

An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.

只有当一个人有足够的精力和能力去实现他的想法时,它才会变得有价值。

The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing.

争论中唯一真正重要的部分是我们如何看待人们的争论。

Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.

积极或消极的评论都是好的,因为它表明我仍然是相关的。

Sir one more comment like that and I will strangle you with my microphone wire!

先生,再这样说,我就用麦克风线掐死你!

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.

争论和意见分歧只能丰富我们的历史和文化。