A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and in the air above, and similarly a work of art is the product of strange activities in the human mind.

  • -- Clive Bell 克莱夫·贝尔

玫瑰是大地和天空中无数复杂活动的有形产物,同样,一件艺术品也是人类头脑中奇怪活动的产物。

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Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

自由开放的大草原上没有一丝气息;云彩像一堆堆轻棉花;在看得见蓝天的地方,就显出一种朦胧而懒洋洋的样子。

It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.

童贞被认为是一种美德,而不是将无知与知识分开的障碍,这是人类精神中幼稚的迷信。

You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.

你不能说比赛的结果会是什么,所以现在我准备好接受任何我遇到的结果,如果我尽我最大的努力。

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients.

即使是一流的医院也无法避免有时会对病人造成无法弥补的损害的医疗错误。

The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama.

人类的思维本身就是一个戏剧结构,我们的社会绝对充满了戏剧。

Of all things visible, the highest is the heaven of the fixed stars.

在一切可见的事物中,最高的是天上的繁星。