Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

对不同时期所作的陈述进行比较,常常使我们能够对文化因素的出现给出最大和最小的日期,或为人口的流动确定时间限制。

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We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public.

我们已经到了这样一个时刻:作为一个国家,我们被迫看到我们自己的耻辱,在这方面的进展不可能产生私人或公共的幸福。

Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.

货运的流动性和机动性虽然不是一个吸引人的政策问题,但却是一个非常重要的问题。我国货运铁路系统的运力限制和拥挤造成了许多问题。

Still, whether we like it or not, the task of speeding up the decrease of the human population becomes increasingly urgent.

然而,不管我们喜不喜欢,加速人口减少的任务变得日益紧迫。

What was the appearance of God the Father? Like that of a man... God has the likeness of fingers and hands and a face.

父神是怎样显现的呢?就像一个男人…上帝有手指、手和脸的肖像。

I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.

我认为妇女运动对我们国家和全世界每个人的生活都产生了重大影响。

There is a hugely underserved population out there... those who are the least capable of paying pay the highest.

那里的人口服务严重不足……那些支付能力最低的人支付的最高。

Beauty is only skin deep, ugliness goes to the bone.

美丽只是肤浅的,丑陋深入骨髓。

Free time keeps me going.

空闲时间让我继续前进。