After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.

  • -- Theodore Bikel 西奥多·比凯尔

文字出现后,不能或不被允许阅读的大众,由少数能阅读的人来布道。

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How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high and solemn, as yourself!

自从建国以来,很少有人象你这样,置身于一种公众危机四伏、责任重大而又庄严的境地!

And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it.

我经常阅读英文译本,也经常和我的翻译交谈,比如关于名字的问题。我总是要批准它。

True love is like ghosts, Which everybody talks about and few have seen.

真爱就像鬼,人人都在谈论,却很少有人见过。

Nobody ever told me what to read, or ever put poetry in my way.

没有人告诉我该读什么,也没有人给我写诗。