……由技术驱动。最登峰造极的礼貌不过是一座华丽的大厦,从地基到穹顶,全由优雅镀金的善意与无私的谎言构筑而成。——马克·吐温,《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying)。实际上,礼貌是一种人造的好脾气,它掩盖了本性中好脾气的匮乏,并最终形成一种几乎等同于真正美德的习惯性替代品。——托马斯·杰斐逊(顺便提一句,吐温的……
…driven by technology. The highest perfection of politeness is only a beautiful edifice, built, from the base to the dome, of graceful and gilded forms of charitable and unselfish lying. - Mark Twain, "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. - Thomas Jefferson (By the way, Twain's…
……每一小时;醒着;睡着;在梦里;在快乐中;在悲痛中;就算他闭口不言,他的双手、双脚、眼神、仪态,都会传递欺骗——而且是存心如此。(...)” 马克·吐温,《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying,http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html)
…every hour; awake; asleep; in his dreams; in his joy; in his mourning; if he keeps his tongue still, his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude, will convey deception—and purposely. (...)" Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying (http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html)
你可能也会喜欢马克·吐温的《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying)。链接:http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2572
You may also like Mark Twain's "On the Decay of the Art of Lying". link: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2572
……由技术驱动。最登峰造极的礼貌不过是一座华丽的大厦,从地基到穹顶,全由优雅镀金的善意与无私的谎言构筑而成。——马克·吐温,《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying)。实际上,礼貌是一种人造的好脾气,它掩盖了本性中好脾气的匮乏,并最终形成一种几乎等同于真正美德的习惯性替代品。——托马斯·杰斐逊(顺便提一句,吐温的……
…driven by technology. The highest perfection of politeness is only a beautiful edifice, built, from the base to the dome, of graceful and gilded forms of charitable and unselfish lying. - Mark Twain, "On the Decay of the Art of Lying" In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. - Thomas Jefferson (By the way, Twain's…
说到这个,我推荐马克·吐温的《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying):http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html
On that note, I recommend Mark Twain's On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html
说到这个:马克·吐温的《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying):http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html
On that note: On the Decay of the Art of Lying, by Mark Twain: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html
……每一小时;醒着;睡着;在梦里;在快乐中;在悲痛中;就算他闭口不言,他的双手、双脚、眼神、仪态,都会传递欺骗——而且是存心如此。(...)” 马克·吐温,《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying,http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html)
…every hour; awake; asleep; in his dreams; in his joy; in his mourning; if he keeps his tongue still, his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude, will convey deception—and purposely. (...)" Mark Twain, On the Decay of the Art of Lying (http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2572/pg2572.html)
一个反方视角(算是一类吧)——马克·吐温的《论撒谎艺术的衰落》(On the Decay of the Art of Lying)http://grammar.about.com/od/60essays/a/lyingessay.htm
A counter-point (kind of) - On the Decay of the Art of Lying, by Mark Twain http://grammar.about.com/od/60essays/a/lyingessay.htm