Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

  • -- C. S. Lewis C.S.刘易斯

不要在主题上使用太大的词。当你的意思是“非常”时,不要说“无穷大”;否则,当你想谈论一些真正无限的东西时,你就会无话可说。

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Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense.

不谦虚的话不能为自己辩解,因为缺乏体面就是缺乏理智。

I am conversational - I just like to engage and talk about things.

我很健谈——我只是喜欢参与和谈论事情。

I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded.

我愿意和任何陌生人谈论一切。我不谨慎。

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

我喜欢当作家。我不能忍受的是文书工作。

Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.

语言无法描述某些情绪。

I'm not writing a Ph.D. Dissertation.

我不是在写博士论文。