For out of olde feldes, as men seyth,
Cometh al this newe corn fro yer to yere;
And out of olde bokes, in good feyth,
Cometh al this newe science that men lere.
(Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Parliament of Fowls”, l. 22)
人们说得好，在耕种多年的田地里，
一年又一年长出新的谷子；
完全可以相信，从读过的旧书里，
人们也一定能学到新的知识。
（乔叟，《众鸟之会》，第22行）
#世界读书日#

#早安，北卡# 这个世界的进步是由“脑勤手懒”的人所推动，并由“手勤脑懒”的人实现的，前者提出创意并拿出图纸，后者依图制造。无法比较谁更伟大，因为缺一不可，但从经济的角度看，前者明显拿到了更多的奖励。也曾遇到过“脑勤手勤”的人，但从长期看，容易效率有失，沦为二流。（北卡日出，图片from网络）

Tomorrow after 2 years since the last carnival, Brazil will hold the parades again. Me and my mother used to watch it every year on TV and I had the opportunity to watch it in place twice. It’s for sure the most unique popular event in earth. This year I’m going to watch it from far far away, but hope soon we can watch it in there again.