Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears.

  • -- F. L. Lucas 卢卡斯

除了一些简单的原则外,我认为英语散文的声音和节奏很重要,作家和读者都不应该太相信规则,而应该相信自己的耳朵。

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Egyptian drumming happens to be a favorite of mine. It's a really simple instrument, but it's really difficult to play. You can take it anywhere with you - you can play it in your room, in an airport. It's very quiet, so you explore the quiet side.

埃及鼓碰巧是我最喜欢的。这是一种非常简单的乐器,但是很难演奏。你可以把它带到任何地方——你可以在你的房间里,在机场里玩。它非常安静,所以你要探索安静的一面。

I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it.

去年秋天我种了好几棵树。有很多白桦树和一些当地的树木——通常只是在做园艺工作,把植物和树篱放进去。这花了很多时间,我很喜欢。

I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books.

我确实发送关于我的书的信息。很少有人这样买书,但我总是觉得如果他们想要了解更多的过程,他们可以从我的书中得到信息。

It was as simple as this: The Kennedys had a feeling of being heightened and it rubbed off on the people who came in contact with them. They were a unit.

事情很简单:肯尼迪家族有一种被提升的感觉,这种感觉感染了与他们有过接触的人。他们是一个整体。

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

在别人放弃一个人很久之后,我仍然相信他,这已经成为我的生活准则,但是我不知道我怎么能再相信任何人了。

I have no end of failings as a mother, but I have always followed the rules.

作为一个母亲,我有无数的失败,但我总是遵守规则。