Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?

  • -- Evangelista Torricelli 托里切利福音

水银在容器中没有倾斜度,没有任何反感,甚至没有丝毫的反感,因此,当它进入容器时,它应该上升到足够高的水柱中,使之与迫使它上升的外部空气的重量达到平衡,这难道不奇怪吗?

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We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what the particular prices or wages are which would exist if the market were to bring about such an equilibrium.

换句话说,我们知道一般的情况,在这种情况下,我们所谓的均衡会建立起来,这多少有点误导人,但我们永远不知道,如果市场带来这样一种均衡,会存在什么样的特定价格或工资。

That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed.

这一直是我的倾向,在另一个剧本完成之前就开始一个新的剧本,因为如果那个剧本被毁了,至少你还有东西可以回去看。

Feeling is the consciousness of the resulting conditions - of success, failure, equilibrium, compromise or balance, in this continuous rivalry of ideas.

感觉是意识到结果的条件-成功,失败,平衡,妥协或平衡,在这种不断竞争的思想。

Question everything. Your love, your religion, your passion. If you don't have questions, you'll never find answers.

质疑一切。你的爱,你的信仰,你的激情。如果你没有问题,你永远找不到答案。

In the theatre the audience wants to be surprised - but by things that they expect.

在剧院里,观众想要被他们所期待的东西所震惊。

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

永远不要质疑真理的相关性,但永远要质疑相关性的真实性。

Often the best answer to the to the evil inclination is not “No!” but “Maybe.”

对于这种邪恶倾向,最好的回答往往不是“不!”但“也许”。

I was surprised to find that I missed doing the musical.

我惊奇地发现我错过了演这部音乐剧。