Indeed, we all speak different dialects; one shall be copious and exact, another loose and meagre; but the speech of the ideal talker shall correspond and fit upon the truth of fact—not clumsily, obscuring lineaments, like a mantle, but cleanly adhering, like an athlete’s skin.

其实，我们各自说着不同的方言：有人的语言丰富准确，有人的松散贫乏；理想谈话者的话语则应贴合事实的真相，不像斗篷那样笨拙地遮掩轮廓，而像运动员的皮肤一样清晰贴合。