The global contemporary is always already local.

社会主义的功能是将苦难提升到一个更高的层次。

几个世纪以来，印第安人发展了手语来传达人们感兴趣的现象。来自不同部落（FORTRAN，LISP，ALGOL，SNOBOL等）的程序员可以使用不需要他们在小马上扛黑板的程序员。

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

The city is a battleground where various forces collide, and architecture is the mediator of these conflicts.

新旧之间的对话赋予了城市丰富性。