These examples of the lack of simplicity in English and French, all appearances to the contrary, could be multiplied almost without limit and apply to all national languages.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

英语和法语中缺乏简单性的这些例子,表面上都相反,几乎可以无限地增加,并适用于所有的民族语言。

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What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.

真正重要的是简化。如果大多数摄影师能做一件事,他们的作品将会得到极大的改善:摆脱多余的东西。如果你追求简单,你更有可能接触到观众。

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry.

我们为什么要如此匆忙而浪费生命呢?我们决定先挨饿后挨饿。

I also never went there when I was little because I was too busy working and traveling on national tours.

我小的时候也从来没有去过那里,因为我太忙于工作和国家旅游。

National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

民族语言都是既得利益集团的庞大体系,它们阴沉地抵制批判性的探究。

People know two languages: their native language and gibberish.

人们知道两种语言:母语和胡言乱语。

Medicine also disregards national boundaries.

医学也不分国界。