My point here is not to say, oh, you idiot, Plato, why didn't you think of radio waves?

我这里不是想说，你真傻，柏拉图，你为什么没想到无线电波呢？

youdao

And Holmes said: "Watson, you idiot, it means that somebody stole our tent."

福尔摩斯答道：“你个笨蛋，那意味着我们的帐篷被人偷了！”

youdao

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

读者，假设你是一个白痴。再假设你是一名国会成员。不过我的话说重复了。

youdao

Not raccoons, you idiot. Niggers. And they want to goto school with us.

VOA: standard.other

My point here is not to say, oh, you idiot, Plato, why didn't you think of radio waves?

我这里不是想说，柏拉图，你真傻，你为什么没想到无线电波呢？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Now, you might think me an idiot, right?

现在，你们可能觉得我这个做法很愚蠢，是吗？

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

" "In other words, " Dr. Shorey says, "you can probably anticipate worrying that your boss will think you're an idiot for oversharing if you just take the time to think about it.

WSJ: What Makes People Overshare?

This was good training for a writer, for the sooner you accept the fact that you are a deluded idiot who is always out of step with reality the better off you will be.

NEWYORKER: A Psychotronic Childhood

Now, the good news is that you can stop actually doing the things that make you look and feel like an idiot, despite the fact that you really want to do them, if you use the right strategy.

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