Such a question would have perplexed even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query.

这个问题有可能难倒最有智慧的男人，在年轻的亚瑟看来，这似乎是个不可能有答案的难题。

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“That is of course quite an impossible suggestion, ” he wrote to his nephew, who had conveyed an American publisher’s suggestion that the great man write his life story.

一位美国出版商也曾透过弗洛伊德的侄子建议，认为一个伟大的人应当写下自己的故事。 “这根本行不通，”弗洛伊德回信说。

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It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

在争论中不可能击败一个无知的人。

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As beads flew, liquids spilled and bad music thumped, I remember thinking it impossible that an intelligent, generous man with the most refined tastes could ever have called a place like this home.

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