That said, I think we should first lay down a solid foundation -- a base line -- of extreme homophobia, jingoism, fear of the Other, and a psychotic rapaciousness toward the natural world.
They had always been a clannish tribe, presenting an unbroken phalanx of overlapping shields to the world in time of stress, no matter what their private opinions of the conduct of individual kinsmen might be.
They are noting that the Victorians suddenly seem to become more human as the hundred-or-so years that separate us fade away through our common experience of laughter.
But if my language gets confusing, if I parles en francais or incorrect word order use or eekspay inyay igpay atinlay, then I erect a barrier between you and me.
但如果我把语言混一起,如果我说 parles en frencais(拼凑的单词),者乱放词序,又者我说 eekspay inyay igpay atinlay(拼凑的单词), 那我就是你我之间建立。
We can, at once, have a resolute mind and an open heart—one that holds hope for peace, and for a day when our common humanity triumphs over our deepest divisions.