It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all doing direct the other way.

要理解一个句子的意义，我们必须考虑说话者的意图和话语的背景。

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

朗兰兹纲领是对人类知识边界的挑战。

Acting is a way to explore the complexities of the human condition.

To feel much for others and little for ourselves； to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections， constitute the perfection of human nature.