Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

  • -- Walt Whitman 沃尔特惠特曼

自由地看,英语是每一种方言、种族和时间范围的增加和发展,是所有语言的自由和紧凑的组成。

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Attempts have been made from a study of the changes produced by mutation to obtain the relative order of the bases within various triplets, but my own view is that these are premature until there is more extensive and more reliable data on the composition of the triplets.

人们曾试图通过研究突变所产生的变化来获得不同三胞胎中碱基的相对顺序,但我个人的观点是,在有关于三胞胎组成的更广泛和更可靠的数据之前,这些都还为时过早。

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.

我们称失去父亲的人为孤儿;一个失去妻子的鳏夫。但是,这个人知道失去朋友的巨大痛苦,我们用什么名字称呼他呢?在这里,每一种语言都是沉默的,在无能为力中保持着平静。

Oh roses for the flush of youth, And laurel for the perfect prime; But pluck an ivy branch for me Grown old before my time.

哦,玫瑰代表青春的绚烂,月桂代表完美的盛年;请为我摘下一根常青藤枝,因为我还没有老。

We all have to learn to live with our losses, and to use our regrets to spur us on in the future.

我们都必须学会接受我们的损失,并利用我们的遗憾来激励我们在未来前进。

Composition gives proper meaning to the natural streams of sound that penetrate the world.

构成赋予渗透世界的自然声音以适当的意义。

Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat.

这就是人类,诺亚……没有错过机会。

If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language.

如果你想知道什么对一种文化来说是重要的,那就学习他们的语言。

It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.

只有那些沉稳、安静、勤奋的人才能在这场终生的赛跑中获胜。

As for when to reform the yuan, there is no timetable yet.

至于何时进行人民币改革,目前还没有时间表。

There are no speed limits on the road to excellence.

在通往卓越的路上没有速度限制。