To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped up.

  • -- George H. Mead 乔治·H·米德

要对公共利益感兴趣,我们就必须不感兴趣,也就是说,不感兴趣的是与我们个人利益息息相关的东西。

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The most overrated ingredients are garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. With garlic, it's personal; I have never been that big of a fan of its flavor. As for extra-virgin olive oil, I do use it quite often but its ubiquity serves to overshadow many wonderful oils like pistachio, walnut, argan and even grapeseed.

最被高估的成分是大蒜和特级初榨橄榄油。大蒜是私人的;我从来没有那么喜欢它的味道。至于特级初榨橄榄油,我确实经常使用,但它的无处不在让开心果、核桃、摩洛哥坚果甚至葡萄籽等许多美妙的油黯然失色。

These days we seem more bound to our bosses than ever before. We even identify our own selves with the jobs we do: 'What do you do?' is the first question we ask each other at parties, as if a job title could express a fundamental truth about our personality.

如今,我们似乎比以往任何时候都更离不开老板。我们甚至把自己和工作联系在一起:‘你是做什么的?这是我们在派对上互相问的第一个问题,似乎一个职位头衔可以反映出我们性格的一个基本事实。

I don't know why a computer game can't be an art form just as a puppet show or an opera is. I'm still interested in computer games as something I would like to work on someday.

我不知道为什么电脑游戏不能像木偶戏或歌剧那样成为一种艺术形式。我仍然对电脑游戏感兴趣,这是我将来想从事的工作。

You can ask me pretty much anything. There'll be things I'll go, 'That feels a little too personal.' But most things I don't have a fear of being asked about.

你可以问我很多问题。有些事情我会去做,”这感觉有点太私人了。但大多数事情我并不害怕被问到。

I love movies, I've always been interested in them, but I wanted to wait for the right time to start acting.

我喜欢电影,我一直对电影很感兴趣,但是我想等到合适的时候再开始演戏。