but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.

但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护，似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。

The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground,

每平方英尺地皮取得最大收入

He no sooner recovers his equilibrium than the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack.

海龟刚恢复平衡，第二只海豚又冲过来猛击一下。

The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods,

高耸的船楼上雕刻着令人眼花缭乱的神仙、

If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction,

如果家长对青少年的这种反应有思想准备，

wind, earth movements or tremors, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

风、地球的运动或震颤和月亮、太阳的引力。