Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch of languages or another.

  • -- Ferdinand de Saussure 索绪尔

语言学必须认识到在语言中普遍存在的规律,并以严格理性的方式,将普遍现象与局限于语言某一分支的现象区分开来。

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We've all seen the mom who devotes all her time and attention to her child and is so hungry for adult interaction that as soon as she's around another adult, she's not paying attention anymore.

我们都见过这样的母亲,她把所有的时间和精力都花在孩子身上,非常渴望和大人交流,所以只要她和另一个大人在一起,她就不再注意孩子了。

I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts.

我崇拜烤饼和点心。如果我再也不吃饭,只要我能吃到糕点和果冻甜甜圈,我就不在乎了。

Because my musical training has been limited, I've never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song.

因为我的音乐训练受到了限制,所以我从来没有被技术音乐家所谓的歌曲所限制。

It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.

似乎这种情况并不局限于科学,而是更普遍的人类。

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

我们可以说,一般说来,人类是善变的、虚伪的、贪婪的。

I've been going to shopping malls since I was on General Hospital.

自从上综合医院以来,我一直去购物中心。