……不过。我甚至不会说它们超越了时代，我会说它们是独一无二的（sui generis）。完全特立独行。就是一个天才怪人的大脑产物。我身边一直备着《人类补完计划》（The Instrumentality of Mankind）和《科德威纳·史密斯精选集》（The Best of Cordwainer Smith）的备份，几个月前有人问起这两本书。借给他之前我还犹豫了一下，因为你根本没法猜某个人到底会不会喜欢它们。
…though. I wouldn't even call them ahead of their time, I would call them sui generis. Completely idiosyncratic. One brilliant weirdo's brain. I keep spare copies of The Instrumentality of Mankind and The Best of Cordwainer Smith around, and a couple months ago somebody asked me about them. I hesitated before lending them to him, because it's impossible to guess whether a given person will like them or not.
J J Pierce 在《科德威纳·史密斯精选集》（The Best of Cordwainer Smith）这本书的序言中，讲述了一个关于林巴格（Linebarger）的故事：“在朝鲜战场期间，林巴格策划了数千名认为放下武器是耻辱的中国军队的投降。他起草了传单……
In his introduction to the book, The Best of Cordwainer Smith, J J Pierce recounts a story about Linebarger: "While in Korea, Linebarger masterminded the surrender of thousands of Chinese troops who considered it shameful to give up their arms. He drafted leaflets…
……不过。我甚至不会说它们超越了时代，我会说它们是独一无二的（sui generis）。完全特立独行。就是一个天才怪人的大脑产物。我身边一直备着《人类补完计划》（The Instrumentality of Mankind）和《科德威纳·史密斯精选集》（The Best of Cordwainer Smith）的备份，几个月前有人问起这两本书。借给他之前我还犹豫了一下，因为你根本没法猜某个人到底会不会喜欢它们。
…though. I wouldn't even call them ahead of their time, I would call them sui generis. Completely idiosyncratic. One brilliant weirdo's brain. I keep spare copies of The Instrumentality of Mankind and The Best of Cordwainer Smith around, and a couple months ago somebody asked me about them. I hesitated before lending them to him, because it's impossible to guess whether a given person will like them or not.
J J Pierce 在《科德威纳·史密斯精选集》（The Best of Cordwainer Smith）这本书的序言中，讲述了一个关于林巴格（Linebarger）的故事：“在朝鲜战场期间，林巴格策划了数千名认为放下武器是耻辱的中国军队的投降。他起草了传单……
In his introduction to the book, The Best of Cordwainer Smith, J J Pierce recounts a story about Linebarger: "While in Korea, Linebarger masterminded the surrender of thousands of Chinese troops who considered it shameful to give up their arms. He drafted leaflets…