How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person?

  • -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世,罗切福科公爵

为什么我们记得发生在我们身上的最微不足道的小事,却不记得我们有多少次向同一个人讲述过这些事情?

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Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?

为什么我们的记忆力好到可以记住发生在我们身上的最小的琐事,却不能回忆起我们对同一个人说过多少次?

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

当国会开会的时候,这个国家就会有同样的感觉,就像婴儿拿起锤子一样。

The same things go on everywhere, whether you're from the city, the country or wherever.

无论你是来自城市、乡村还是其他地方,到处都在发生着同样的事情。