From my experience,” the tall, sturdy man picked up a glass, began wiping away invisible smudges with a meticulousness that seemed out of place with his rough hands, “if they can still bark, it usually means they haven’t been beaten hard enough.” “Do you do this to all your dogs?” “No, only the ones that don’t listen.” The man continued to clean the glass, which to me showed not a speck of stain, without lifting his head. The glass felt improbably small in his hands. “Where did you learn all this?” I couldn’t help asking, though I immediately found it inappropriate as I hurried to add, “I mean, all of it.” I waved my hand in the air, hoping this gesture—vague as could be—might capture something I couldn’t quite name. He glanced at me…

依我的经验，”高壮的男人拿起一只玻璃杯，用和粗粝的手格格不入的细致，擦拭起看不见的污渍，“如果他们还能吠叫，那通常说明下手还不够狠。” “你对所有的狗都这样吗？” “不，只有不听话的那些。” 男人仍然仔细清洁着在我看来没有一丝痕迹的杯子，没有抬起头来。杯子在他的手里小得不合时宜。 “你在哪里学到这些的？”我忍不住问，但又觉不妥，于是连…

Hey, B, did you come last night? You must have been there, right?” “What?” “Don’t play dumb. My concert! I prepared for so long, everyone showed up—don’t tell me you skipped it.” “Oh, that. Yeah, of course I went.” “Ha! I knew it! You’re such a good friend! By the way, what did you think? Were you blown away? I practiced so hard!“ ”Well, your singing style is truly one-of-a-kind. This kind of approach is extremely rare—it will stand out anywhere.“ ”Right? Right? Innovation is my specialty! What s the point of following the same old tropes all the time? B, you were there too—you must ve noticed how enthusiastic the crowd was, huh? Hmph, they finally got to see my talent.“ “Yeah, your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and…

嘿，B，昨晚你来了吗？你一定来了吧？”“什么？” “别装傻了，我的演唱会呀！我准备了那么久，大家都来了，别说你没来啊。”“哦，那个啊，嗯，我当然去了。”“哈哈，我就知道！你真是够朋友！对了，你觉得怎么样？有没有被惊艳到？我练了好久呢！”“嗯，你的唱法确实是独具一格，这种风格极其少见，在哪里都应当属于别出心裁。”“对吧对吧？创新就是我的长项！天天跟着那些老套路…

It's a fact that everyone knows.

A Lawmaker can not be an Arbiter.

今天的小随笔，可以看作上篇的衍生。

突如其来的灵感，也许可以算作是一个小寓言。

对这几天无意观察到的自然现象的随笔式记录。