The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.

  • -- Zebulon Pike 西布伦长矛

村子附近有一个磨坊,坐落在一条小溪上,可以做出很好的面粉。人口由文明的印第安人组成,但很多是混血儿。

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People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe.

人们可以相信任何他们想要相信的关于道德和政治问题的东西,只要他们身边的人相信,所以你必须关注间接的方法来改变人们想要相信的东西。

Genius is always allowed some leeway, once the hammer has been pried from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up.

天才总是留有余地的,一旦铁锤从他的手中被撬开,鲜血被清理干净。

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

我们要求欧洲各国忘掉千年来的积怨,他们之间血流成河。

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.

人生中最宝贵的日子,往往是那些似乎又远又近的日子。