The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain before they can be loosened or dislodged from their station.

  • -- William Falconer 威廉·法尔科纳

现在所做的锚都是设计好的,一旦到达地面就会沉入地下,在锚被松开或移出其位置之前就会承受很大的拉力。

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From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.

人类从出生起就肩负着地球引力的重任。他被拴在地上。但是人只要沉到水里,他就自由了。

I don't want the news to be patriotic. I don't want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don't want any of that.

我不想让新闻带有爱国主义色彩。我不想在锚的翻领上看到旗子。我什么都不想要。

It put a strain on our relationship and our family, ... We thought, 'what can we do?

这给我们的关系和家庭带来了压力,我们想,‘我们能做什么?

I burned down our house, and that put a strain on our family.

我烧掉了我们的房子,这给我们的家庭带来了压力。

He that is once at sea, must either sail or sink.

曾经在海上的人,要么航行,要么沉没。