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马克吐温 译者:David Lee
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1.An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven’t been done before.
英国佬做事,是因为他们以前已经做过;美国佬做事,是因为他们以前没做过。

2.I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.
我不参加葬礼,但我会寄上一封信说,我同意它。

3.I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won’t.
我有一个比乔志‧华盛顿更高、更伟大的原则标准。他已不能说谎了;我能,但是我不。

Mark Twain, US humorist, author, & wit, 1835 – 1910
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