我是个幸存者。我就像蟑螂,你就是摆脱不了我。
I'm a survivor. I'm like a cockroach, you just can't get rid of me.
Abuse of power comes as no surprise.
I'd rather not have the money and be happy.
Mom, why do you laugh so much? / Because I have you as my daughter.
选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木,弯曲的木头。恶,厌恶、怕。绳,木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪,奸邪之人。正法,公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比,说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。
The Great Moderation was neither great nor a moderation.