They cannot make it say what they want it to say. And this is the beginning and the end of the case for retaining the old language: If the churches give it up, who will remember how to say what is said?

  • -- Clifford Longley 英国记者朗雷

他们不能让它说他们想说的话。这就是保持旧语言的开始和结束:如果教会放弃了它,谁会记得该怎么说呢?

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If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.

如果有一天你不太舒服,你应该记住我说过或做过的一些愚蠢的事情,它会让你的脸上恢复笑容或让你的内心发出咯咯的笑声,那么我作为你的小丑的目的就实现了。

Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.

要记住,神的道并不是奉名传讲给特定的人;不要以为你没有参与其中,因为你在那里没有名字。

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

你知道为什么语言会在我的作品中表现出来吗?因为我知道注意力持续时间短。

Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity.

任何年龄和体型的女性都想看起来性感,同时保持她们的权力和尊严。

The one overall structure in my plays is language.

我的戏剧的一个整体结构是语言。