Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. [And] if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.

  • -- William Manchester 威廉·曼彻斯特

男人不为国旗、国家、海军陆战队、荣誉或其他抽象概念而战。他们为彼此而战。如果你经历了这场磨难,你就会有尊严地老去。

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Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.

任何加速都是进步,光荣小姐。大自然并不了解现代的工作速度。从技术的角度来看,整个童年都是一派胡言。只是浪费时间。简直是浪费时间。

Of the many forms of false culture, a premature converse with abstractions is perhaps the most likely to prove fatal to the growth of a masculine vigour of intellect.

在许多形式的错误文化中,过早地与抽象概念进行对话,很可能对男性智力活力的成长造成致命的影响。

I felt like my parents were always involved with abstraction, and I wanted to do something very specific.

我觉得我的父母总是与抽象有关,我想做一些非常具体的事情。

And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro' nature, moulding men.

从黑暗中伸出手来,触摸大自然,塑造人类。

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

最高尚的精神最强烈地被对荣耀的爱所吸引。

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

大多数人似乎是根据感觉而不是理性生活的。