【词汇大师】简单生活(1/2)

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主持人对话① "And you just perfectly described an aphorism from Steven Wright, the American comic --
主持人对话②"He said, 'The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'" I had to think about that one."
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bromide"The first law is it must be brief. The second law is it must be definitive. That is, there's no ifs, ands or buts about aphorisms. They just tell it like it is. The third law is it must be personal. That is, it must have an author. And that's the difference between an aphorism and a proverb. Proverbs are just aphorisms that have had the identity of the author worn away by so much use.
"The fourth law is it must be philosophical. It has to make you think. That's the difference between an aphorism and a platitude or a bromide. And the fifth law is it must have a twist. That can be a psychological twist or a linguistic twist or even a sort of humorous twist that gives it that something special, that sting in the tail that really makes an aphorism stick in your head."
"Exactly! But it's a good example of how aphorisms are also like jokes because, just as with a really good joke, you have to think about it.