The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.

  • -- Italo Calvino 伊塔罗·卡尔维诺

讽刺作家被排斥而无法更好地了解他所被吸引的世界,但又被吸引而被迫关注他所排斥的世界。

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My mission is a cosmic mission. My concern is for all of humanity, and not only this present world, but the world hereafter. My mission penetrates the past, present, and future, and encompasses all humanity.

我的使命是一个宇宙的使命。我所关心的是全人类,不仅是现在的世界,还有未来的世界。我的使命贯穿过去、现在和未来,包括全人类。

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

你是受过教育的。你的证书就是你的学位。你可以把它看作通往美好生活的门票。让我请你想出一个替代方案。把它看作是你改变世界的门票。

From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance.

从商业的角度来看——不要夸大其词——知识产权已经死了;智力过程万岁。万岁服务;万岁的性能。

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

讽刺作家通过恐惧而不是爱赢得别人的掌声。

They are feeding the world that will devour them and their children.

他们养活的世界将吞噬他们和他们的孩子。

Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all.

讽刺根本不能翻译成文字。