I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.

  • -- Lynn Abbey 李恩·阿贝

我觉得我的散文读起来好像英语是我的第二语言。当我读到一段话的末尾时,我已经在躲避子弹,上气不接下气了。

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There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

甚至在散文中也有诗歌,在所有伟大的散文中,不仅仅是功利主义的或说教的,也有诗人用散文写作,或至少用或多或少明显的散文;数以百万计的诗人写的诗与诗歌无关。

I'm always down for a Spice Girls reunion. I love the Scary hair and platforms. Any time of day or night I'll be there.

我总是想参加辣妹组合的聚会。我喜欢恐怖的发型和厚底鞋。白天或晚上的任何时候我都会在那里。

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.

古人的许多作品已成碎片。现代人的许多作品在其起源时都是碎片。

I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures.

我要告诉你们的是,没有什么灵丹妙药可以阻止房价下跌,或者防止所有人丧失房屋赎回权。

Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.

诗歌的魅力已经足够了,但散文也必须令人信服。