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So Bell finds peasant choices ultimately to be rational, but cautions that rationality need not imply that they were earning large profits; rather, rationality was what kept them going in an economy in which subsistence, rather than profit, was still the major preoccupation.

因此夏明的发现，农民的选择最终被证明是理性的。然而，理性是让其在经济中生存下去而不是获利，这仍是主要的当务之急。

With his sensitiveness to beauty of whatever kind, Banneker felt the extraordinary quality of the face, beneath its grim outline, interpreting it from the still depth of the quiet eyes rather than from the 坚决可怖 stern mouth and rather tyrannous 压制的 nose.

他敏感于多种各类之美，班纳克感受到了他面对的——在法官严酷面孔后的非凡品质，它来自安静深邃的眼睛，而不是可怖的嘴唇和暴虐的鼻子。

Whatever they borrowed, this pessimism they did not borrow -- not from Greek thought, which was a joyous acknowledgment of and homage to the beautiful and noble in this world, with a studied disregard of the element of sorrow; not from Egyptian thought, which did not allow its elaborate speculations on retribution and judgment in the netherworld to cast a gloom on this present existence, but considered the universe created or evolved under the presiding wisdom of Thoth; not from Iranian thought, which held to the absolute supremacy of Ahura Mazda and only allowed Ahriman a subordinate share in the creation, or rather counter-creation, of the world; not from Indian Brahminic thought, which was Pantheism pure and simple, or God dwelling in, nay identified with, the universe, rather than the Universe existing as the contradictory of God; not, lastly, from Semitic thought, for Semitic religions were strangely reticent as to the fate of the soul after death, and saw all practical wisdom in the worship of Baal, or Marduk, or Assur, or Hadad, that they might live long on this earth.

无论他们借来的，这悲观，他们并没有借用-而不是从希腊思想，这是一个欢乐的承认和致敬，向美丽的和高尚的在这个世界上，一个研究无视元素的悲哀；并非来自埃及的思想，不容许其拟订的揣测对报应和判断，在地狱投忧愁就这本存在，但认为宇宙的创造或演变下，主持会议的智慧，透特；不是来自伊朗的思想，举行以绝对优势的阿胡拉马自达和只允许ahriman下属分享在创造，或者更确切地说，反创造，整个世界的；不是从印度brahminic思想，这是泛神论单纯和简单，或上帝在住家，在NaY查明，宇宙，而不是宇宙现有的作为矛盾的上帝；没有，最后，从反犹思想，为犹太人的宗教是奇怪的沉默，以命运的灵魂，死亡后，看到所有实际可行的智慧，崇拜巴力，或马尔杜克，或杆，或哈达，他们可能活，只要这个地球上。

Whatever they borrowed, this pessimism they did not borrow -- not from Greek thought, which was a joyous acknowledgment of and homage to the beautiful and noble in this world, with a studied disregard of the element of sorrow; not from Egyptian thought, which did not allow its elaborate speculations on retribution and judgment in the netherworld to cast a gloom on this present existence, but considered the universe created or evolved under the presiding wisdom of Thoth; not from Iranian thought, which held to the absolute supremacy of Ahura Mazda and only allowed Ahriman a subordinate share in the creation, or rather counter-creation, of the world; not from Indian Brahminic thought, which was Pantheism pure and simple, or God dwelling in, nay identified with, the universe, rather than the Universe existing as the contradictory of God; not, lastly, from Semitic thought, for Semitic religions were strangely reticent as to the fate of the soul after death, and saw all practical wisdom in the worship of Baal, or Marduk, or Assur, or Hadad, that they might live long on this earth.

不管他们借来的，这悲观他们不借钱-而不是从希腊认为，这是一个愉快的承认，并表示敬意的美丽和崇高在这个世界上，一个研究无视元素的悲哀；不是来自埃及认为，这不允许其拟定的报复猜测和判断中的地狱，以投下了阴影对本存在，但认为宇宙的创造或进化的主持下智慧的托提；不是来自伊朗的思想，举行了向绝对优势的胡马自达并只允许Ahriman下属份额的创造，而不是对抗或创造，对世界，而不是从印度Brahminic认为，这是泛神论纯粹和简单，或住在上帝，不查明，宇宙，而不是宇宙现有的矛盾上帝；没有，最后，来自犹太人的思想，为犹太人的宗教有奇怪的沉默，以命运的死亡后的灵魂，看到一切实际智慧的崇拜巴力，或马尔杜克，或亚述，或哈达，他们可能长期生活在地球上。

When I thought of the people who I admired like Caro or Richard Serra I realised that my experience of this work was more through reproduction and multiplicity rather than the physical materiality (which negates what they tried to state I suppose) and this concept became rather pertinent to me.

当我的人我喜欢谁卡洛或理查德塞拉，我很钦佩意识到，我认为这项工作的经验，通过复制和多样性，而不是更多的物理物质（即否认他们试图说明我想）和这个概念变得相当中肯给我。

My only 2 small problems with this Mille Feuille is that 1st of all, the custard was rather amateurish, it felt like it was made from manufactured custard powder rather than made fresh, it was just too sweet and the slightly tin-like Mangoes within didn't help balance this cloyingness.

她买了八件芒果拿破仑饼，店方还附上一个朱古力牌，写上祝生日快乐字句，芒果拿破仑饼有三层脆脆的酥皮，夹著甜度适中的吉士和新鲜多汁的芒果肉，虽然由买至食用，少说也有两小时，但依然松脆，是有水准的拿破仑饼。

Rather than say that it surrealistically presented the women's unified expressions, I'd rather sat that it is the author's suffering, exposure and critical exaggeration towards the production of such images.

与其说这是超现实地表现了她们统一的表情，毋宁说是作者对产生这种形象的一种忧患、揭露与批判的夸张。

In childhood we have been taught that tramps are blackguards, and consequently there exists in our minds a sort of ideal or typical tramp—a repulsive, rather dangerous creature, who would die rather than work or wash, and wants nothing but to beg, drink, and rob hen-houses.

我们从小就得到教导，说流浪汉是无赖，因此在我们心目中，存在着一种想像的或者说典型的流浪汉——叫人厌恶、非常危险的一类人，他们宁可去死，也不愿干活或者洗澡，什么都不想干，只想乞讨、喝酒和偷鸡摸狗。

I would rather the education authorities were open and above-board about the need for changes rather than resorting to feints and ruses with the trump card of "General Education".

我倒是希望教育当局挑明了，说清楚不得不折腾的道理，而不是故布疑阵，亮出「通识教育」这张王牌。

Ichael Garson is 35 years old. He was a forester, but he decided he would rather work with gowning mind s rather than growing trees.

G今年35岁。他曾经是个被收养的孤儿，但是他立志向不断成长的孩子传授自然科学知识。

The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a womans heart.

在这个世界上，男人最可贵的财产就是一个女人的心。

Some 4 years above company and divisional management experience, 6 year foreign enterprises work experience.

有4年以上的公司及部门管理经验，6年外企工作经验。