Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards.

  • -- William Whewell 惠威尔

因此,无论多么大的力,也无法把一根绳子,无论多么细的力,拉成一条准确笔直的水平线:总是会有向下弯曲的。

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The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted.

人体肌肉产生的疲劳并不完全取决于每次运动所使用的实际力,而部分取决于运动的频率。

There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points.

有许多弯曲的线和一条直线。哪条是真理?为什么是直线?真理总是两点之间最短的距离。

What you don't do can be a destructive force.

你不做的事情可能是一种破坏性的力量。

Not everyone can or wants to go straight.

不是每个人都能或都想走直路。