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Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.

  • -- Theodore Dreiser 西奥多·德莱塞

我们的文明仍处于中间阶段，几乎可以说是禽兽，因为它不再完全受本能的支配;几乎没有人性，因为它还没有完全被理性所引导。

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One of the things that probably drew me to writing was that it was something you could get on with by yourself. Publishing means going public. But the actual activity could scarcely be more invisible. And private.

吸引我写作的原因之一可能是，这是一件你可以独自完成的事情。出版意味着上市。但实际的活动几乎是看不见的。和私人。

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In life, when stuff happens the instinct is to close off your heart. By leaving your heart open, it leaves room for someone else to come in.

在生活中，当事情发生时，你的本能是关闭你的心扉。敞开你的心扉，别人就会进来。

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Everything we possess that is not necessary for life or happiness becomes a burden, and scarcely a day passes that we do not add to it.

我们所拥有的一切，如果不是生活或幸福所必需的，就会成为一种负担，而且几乎每天我们都在为它添麻烦。

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Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity.

在当代文明幸福的黑暗背景下，即使是艺术也趋向于交融，失去了自己的身份。

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A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.

一个把鲜花定价成奢侈品的国家还没有学会文明的首要原则。

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A dragons first instinct is to protect and defend. Its not your fault.

龙的第一本能是保护和防御。这不是你的错。

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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

美好的生活是由爱所激励，由知识所引导。

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