They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!'

  • -- Robert B. Parker 罗伯特·B·派克

他们给我钱,我给他们书。在改编过程中投入资金,就像卖掉一栋房子,三年后回来说,‘把它漆成这个颜色!’

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I looked up, and I really didn't know what had happened. He was saying sorry [as he crossed home plate], so I was like, OK. I don't think he'd do that to me [on purpose].

我抬头一看,真的不知道发生了什么事。他说对不起(当他越过本垒板),所以我说,好吧。我认为他不会[故意]那样对我。

A study of the history of wages back through the years indicates clearly that when the cost-of-living rises appreciably wages have shortly been adjusted upward also.

对过去几年工资历史的研究清楚地表明,当生活费用明显上升时,工资也已在短期内向上调整。

Sometimes it's better to say nothing than to say something that means nothing anyways.

有时候什么都不说总比什么都不说要好。

I've never turned my back on country music.

我从来没有拒绝过乡村音乐。