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But as we sat on an empty fruit crate in the living-room, staring at the beloved walls with their unbleached rectangles where the pictures and mirrors had been, staring at the radiators whose first winter whisperings we will not hear this year, we knew that not even the stalwart movers could wrench loose something that was still there, invisible and ineradicable; we knew that people must inevitably leave something of themselves behind----something besides the mere residue of dust and bent paper clips and fallen coat hangers.

可是当我们坐在一个空空的水果箱子上审视着那钟爱的墙壁，看到原本挂着照片、镜子的地方现在只留下未曾被涂白的痕迹的时候；当我们看着暖炉，想到再也不会听到它在冬日里第一次咝咝作响的时候；我们终于知晓，即使最坚定的搬家者亦会因那些留下的东西而黯然神伤，那些东西有的是无形的，有的带不走了；我们终于知晓，除了那些残留的灰尘，弯折的回形针和落地的衣架之外，人们还是不可避免地会留下些什么。

But when we seek to impose democracy with the barrel of a gun, funnel money to parties whose economic policies are deemed friendlier to Washington, or fall under the sway of exiles like Chalabi whose ambitions aren't matched by any discernible local support, we aren't just setting ourselves up for failure. We are helping oppressive regimes paint democratic activists as tools of foreign powers and retarding the possibility that genuine, homegrown democracy will ever emerge.

但是，当我们寻求将民主政治和武力强加在一起，资助那些经济政策被认为更有利于美国政府的党派，或者被像查拉比这种野心明显不能得到当地支持而满足的流亡者耍弄时，我们不只是将胜利拱手相让，我们也是在帮助喜欢武力镇压的政权将民主激进分子描述为外国势力的工具，阻止真正的、土生土长的民主出现的可能。

It seems to me that once eyesight goes under weaponry's scalpel It can see through human flesh Seems to me that desire pushes the world from behind It never misses a beat Seems to me the word "thrill" gets lashed by a storm Before it reaches climax Seems to me that to a starving person The world is divided into edibles and non-edibles Seems to me our life-force gets dominated by smooth breathing And coughing is definitely an insurrection Seems to me the wealth accumulated by old men Is a frozen lake for springtimes to skate on Seems to me the thriftiest folks end up treating others to envy Seems to me once you make the mirror's acquaintance, it has you dressing up for a lifetime Seems to me the person furthest ahead is not there to enjoy the view He would rather turn and watch the scene behind Seems to me two rows of teeth are nature's way of proving collective strength Which is why individuals lean toward organizations Seems to me it would take nothing more than a power blackout To unseat the 21st Century from history's stage It seems to me Peace is the minimal quest of our animal nature But the spiritual realm is filled with traps of ideals And so It seems to me the speed of bullets is most persuasive In this world, no other kind of civilization works quicker

我以为被军火做过手术的视力能把血肉看穿我以为欲望在后面不停地推动世界一次也不会落空我以为快感这个词甚至能让我在被风暴的强暴中达到高潮我以为对饥饿者来讲世界只有食品与非食品之分我以为生命一直被平顺的呼吸垄断咳嗽绝对是一种反动我以为只要老男人积累了厚厚的财富就为春天们提供了可以滑冰的湖面我以为再节省的人也免不了使用嫉妒请客我以为一旦认识了镜子就要为其打扮终身我以为最前面的人不是观赏前面的景点而是为了回头欣赏后面的风光我以为天生的两排牙证明了集体的强悍这就是个人要靠拢组织的理由我以为一旦停电就马上能让二十一世纪下台我还以为和平是动物性的人类最起码的追求精神世界则充满了更多理想的陷阱所以我以为子弹的速度最有说服力这世界还没有比它更快的文明

We readily perceive how He is a father; but will He be as a mother also? Does not this invite us to holy familiarity, to unreserved confidence, to sacred rest? When God Himself becomes "the Comforter," no anguish can long abide. Let us tell out our trouble, even though sobs and sighs should become our readiest utterance. He will not despise us for our tears; our mother did not.

一般而言，我们能很快认同祂做父亲的角色，但祂也愿做母亲吗﹖若是，我们不就能进入祂的神圣安息与无保留的信心中吗﹖上帝若成为我们的安慰者，我们的痛苦就不会长久留在心中，让我们向神倾心吐意，即使唉声叹气，哽噎呜咽也是我的祷告，上帝必不轻看。

If offenders were risk preferrers, this implies that the real income of offenders would be lower, at the margin, than the incomes they could receive in less risky legal activities, and coversely if they were risk avoiders.

照这个分析，偏好风险的犯罪者应该不会选择从事这样一项不合法的行为，因为他犯罪所获得的实际收入比起不犯罪来说要少，或者说在less risky legal activities的状态下。

Itamin use was also linked to a lower rate of teleision watching—less than 60 percent of itamin users watched an hour of T per day, compared with 70 percent of nonusers.

服用维生素者看电视的比率较低：每天观看1小时电视节目的人，在服用维生素的青少年中不到60%，而在不服用维生素的青少年中占到70%。

Your boys may be on their way to that war tonight; and you don't know it any more than you knew that in 1916 in London the Zionists made a deal with the British War Cabinet to send your sons to war in Europe.

你们的男孩们可能今晚就在他们走向那场战争的路上；你们不知道就像你们不知道1916年在伦敦犹太复国主义者与英国战时内阁进行了一场交易将你们的儿子们派往了欧洲战场。

The apple cider vinegar diet : The apple cider vinegar diet succeeds only in making dieters not want to eat at all, mostly because you're just not likely to be hungry after downing straight vinegar.

苹果酒、苹果醋减肥法：苹果酒和苹果醋减肥法只在使减肥者不想吃任何东西方面有效果，主要是因为你在直接喝下醋以后不肯能感到饥饿。

Trade-mark registration should obey the principle of honest and trust.

商标注册应遵循诚实信用原则，对抢注他人在先使用的商标者不仅应撤销注册，而且要给予罚款；不得超越注册商标专用权范围使用注册标记，违者以冒充注册商标论，除责令改正外并应处以罚款；不得擅自改变注册商标标识；使用注册商标要附加注册标记，否则在侵权诉讼中不能获得损害赔偿；要强化对注册商标的保护，对故意假冒他人注册商标的侵权行为，特别是再犯，可判处三倍以下惩罚性赔偿和合理的律师费；假冒注册商标本身就属于性质严重的行为，不应以&情节严重&、&数额较大&为犯罪构成要件，以充分发挥刑法在保护商标权中的威慑作用。

Beijing Beerism documents in 68 minutes, without voice-over, a group of distinguished and dissenting literati and their reckless bacchanalia from autumn 2003 to early 2004 in Beijing , a city enthralled in breathless development.

2楼《天下就有不散的筵席》片长68分钟，不用旁白，纪录了在2003年秋天，到2004年初，在北京这座飞速发展的城市里，一个由不少知名文人组成的圈子里，一些不愿追随潮流者，夜复一夜地疯狂喝酒游戏的生活。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。