It would, of course, be hopeless to attempt to crowd into an international language all those local overtones of meaning which are so dear to the heart of the nationalist.

  • -- Edward Sapir 爱德华·萨皮尔

当然,试图把民族主义者心中所珍视的所有地方意义的暗示都挤进一门国际语言,那是毫无希望的。

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We’ve come full circle but the best remains the heart of the city, the greatest center of the greatest city, our Acropolis, where our Christmas tree is lighted.

我们已经绕了一圈,但最好的仍然是城市的中心,最伟大城市的中心,我们的卫城,我们的圣诞树在那里点亮。

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

这位民族主义者不仅不反对自己一方犯下的暴行,而且有一种非凡的能力,甚至不去听他们的声音。

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

没有一种邪恶会绝望地毁灭我们,除非我们热爱邪恶,并且渴望继续下去,不做任何努力去摆脱它。

I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.

我是一个无可救药的浪漫主义者,我爱宠我的女朋友。

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

当我的年轻人开始杀戮时,我的心受到了伤害。