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Don't waste your breath trying to persuade them, they'll never listen.

别白费口舌规劝他们，他们不会听你的话。

When Emily came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling.

哎米莉在凌晨2点钟回家时，她父亲大发雷霆。

On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read

“有些书是应当尝尝滋味的，有些书是应当吞食下去的，有少数书是应当咀嚼和消化的。”这个忠告很好，它表明可以用不同的方法来阅读不同类型的书。