‘Two things,’ said Kant, ‘fill me with breathless awe:

“两件事，”康德说，“使我凝神静气地敬畏：

the starry heavens and the moral law.’

头顶的星空和心中的道德律。”

I know a thing more awful and obscure—

我知道一件事，更令人敬畏、更不为人知——

The long, long patience of the plundered poor.

被掠夺的穷人长久、长久的忍耐心。