It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional weights were general there was no particular need to explain this fact, nor could any definite conclusions be drawn from it.

  • -- Francis William Aston 弗朗西斯·威廉·阿斯顿

人们早就知道氢的化学原子量大于氦的四分之一,但只要分数权重是一般的,就没有必要特别解释这个事实,也不能从中得出任何明确的结论。

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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

故善攻者,敌不知其所守;善守者,敌不知其所攻。

One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is.

从家庭计算机革命中得到的最好的东西之一,可能是对逻辑究竟有多么有限的普遍和广泛的理解。

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

对大多数富人来说,财富的主要享受在于炫耀财富。

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.

有时候,放手远比防守或坚持更有力量。

Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.

永远保持微笑。这就是我长寿的原因。

I was a normal kid. I can't explain how normal I was.

我是个正常的孩子。我无法解释我有多正常。