When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.
小說家說謊並不是不道德的事。其實,謊話說得愈離譜、愈有技巧,就愈會受到公眾和批評家的表揚。
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
宗教在一般人的眼中是真理,在智者的眼中是謊言,而在統治者的眼中則是一種工具。
I give up. What do an Irish priest and Congolese witch doctor have in common?
我放弃了。爱尔兰牧师和非洲巫婆有什么共同点?
When it comes to my turn to speak, I confuse the words 'standard' and 'common', and end up saying that the north-eastern accent is 'the most common'.
轮到我说话时,我不觉地把“标准”混成“普通”,后来说东北的口音是最普通的。
When it comes to my turn to speak, I confuse the words 'standard' and 'common', and end up saying that the north-eastern accent is 'the most common'.