It is once again the vexing problem of identity within variety; without a solution to this disturbing problem there can be no system, no classification.

  • -- Roman Jakobson 罗曼·雅各布森

这又是一个棘手的问题,即多样性的同一性;没有对这个令人不安的问题的解决方案,就不可能有系统,不可能有分类。

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The fact that I have such a problem that people... that that has to, you know, be on people's mind, what my personal background is. To me, to be very frank with you, is a totally irrelevant thing.

事实上,我有这样一个问题,人们…你知道,我的个人背景是什么,这必须要引起人们的注意。对我来说,坦白地说,这完全无关紧要。

Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects of the first importance.

同样,国家在处理个人留下的遗产方面的权利问题也表现出最重要的社会方面。

In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

鉴于我们的公开承诺,我们的公职人员再也不能在公众面前只承诺进行选举改革。承诺的时代已经过去。

I'm desperate to work again. I've often had those periods, but two years was the longest.

我非常想再工作一次。我经常遇到这种情况,但最长的是两年。