In reply, I can only plead that a discovery which seems to contradict the general tenor of previous investigations is naturally received with much hesitation.

  • -- Charles Lyell 赖尔

在回答时,我只能辩解说,对一项似乎与以往调查的总基调相矛盾的发现,人们自然会很犹豫地接受。

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There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.

人之所以不快乐,最真实的原因莫过于自然地期望得到施舍和仁慈,结果却受到伤害和烦恼。

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

在犹豫的平原上,躺着无数在胜利之初躺下休息、在休息中死去的人们的烧焦的骨头。

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

一般来说,男人在餐桌上享用一顿美餐时比他妻子讲希腊语时更高兴。

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

对我来说,耐心不是与生俱来的,但在烹饪中,它是最重要的技能。

I don't like to go out in general.

我一般不喜欢出去。