We kid ourselves if we think that the ratio of procedure to data in an active data-base system can be made arbitrarily small or even kept small.

Lisp值得学习，因为当你最终掌握它时，你将获得深刻的启蒙体验；这种体验将使你在余下的日子里成为一个更好的程序员，即使你从未真正大量使用Lisp本身。

When the third appeared, he thrust at it with the knife, only to feel the blade[刀片] snap as the fish rolled. 

如果我们被金钱驱使，我们早就卖掉公司，最终躺在沙滩上了。