But, as we have before been led to remark, most of Mr. Darwin's statements elude, by their vagueness and incompleteness, the test of Natural History facts.

  • -- Richard Owen 理查德·欧文

但是,正如我们以前所指出的那样,达尔文先生的大多数陈述由于含糊不清和不完整而没有受到自然史事实的检验。

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There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall his life be taken away before he knoweth that he hath it.

没有死亡这回事。自然界中没有死亡。从每一个腐朽的残垣中,都有某种形式的生命出现。这样,他的生命在不知不觉中就被夺去了。

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

事实是上帝的论据;我们应该小心,永远不要误解或歪曲他们。

Always get the facts first. You can distort them later.

总是先了解事实。稍后您可以对它们进行扭曲。

Look twice before you leap.

三思而后行。