Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.
几乎找不到一个能干的工人,他不会花大量时间研究自己可以工作得多慢,同时还能让雇主相信他工作得不错。
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.
The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.