The naturalists of our own time hold equal faith in the wonders of the sea, but seek therein rather for the links of nature's chain than for apparent exceptions.

  • -- Edward Forbes 爱德华·福布斯

我们这个时代的博物学家对海洋的奇迹也抱有同样的信念,但他们在海洋中寻找的不是明显的例外,而是大自然的链条。

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The former conviction that these two kingdoms were wholly different in structure, in function, and in kind of life, was not seriously disturbed by the difficulties which the naturalist encountered when he undertook to define them.

从前人们认为这两个王国在结构上、功能上和生活方式上是完全不同的,但博物学家在对它们进行定义时所遇到的困难并没有使他们的这种看法受到严重的影响。

We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous.

我们在赛道上比赛,维修站前没有防撞护栏,燃料堆在维修站跑道上。汽车随时都可能撞到坑里。这是荒谬的。

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.

信仰是一种理性选择的行为,它决定我们的行为就像某些事情是真的一样,并满怀信心地期待它们会被证明是真的。

I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a defensive play. That is what I try to focus on.

我想每一次我进入一场比赛,我都增加了一些积极的东西。我得到了一个篮板或者打了一个防守。这就是我努力关注的。

Keep close to Nature's heart. Break clear away once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

亲近大自然的心。偶尔离开一下,去爬山或在树林里呆上一周。洗净你的灵魂。

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

非凡的主张需要非凡的证据。