The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

对于那些在远处观看的人来说,文学之乡是一片仙境,但是,就像其他所有的风景一样,走近一点,魅力就会消失,荆棘和荆棘就会显现出来。

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What hadn't been realized in the literature until now is that merely to describe how severely something has been tested in the past itself embodies inductive assumptions, even as a statement about the past.

直到现在,在文献中还没有意识到的是,仅仅描述过去某件事被测试的严重程度本身就包含了归纳假设,甚至是对过去的陈述。

Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, and has the potential to become an inexpensive source of energy for neighborhoods, light and heavy duty vehicles, and industry.

氢是宇宙中最常见的元素,有可能成为社区、轻型和重型汽车以及工业的廉价能源。

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

因为神话是文学的使女;而文学是美德和幸福的最好盟友之一。

We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.

我觉得,当我们没有朋友可以依靠或寻求道德指导时,我们就会变得强大。

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows.

士兵是死亡灰色地带的公民,不能从时间的明天得到任何好处。

When house and land are gone and spent, then learning is most excellent.

当房子和土地都用完了,那么学习就是最好的。

To me, a fairy tale seems to have become reality.

对我来说,童话似乎已经变成了现实。

Let the little fairy in you fly!

让小仙女飞进来吧!