time that I found by calculation; that the square of a binomial was posed of the square of each of its parts added to twice the product of those parts; in spite of the correctness of my multiplication; I would not believe it until I had drawn the figure。
我第一次透過數字運算得知二項式的平方是由二項式的每個項的平方之和再加上二項式的每個項的乘積的兩倍組成的,卻不敢置信,儘管確認了我所有的運算都是正確的,仍然如此,最後還是我用圖形的方式描繪出這個結果以後,才相信的呢。
I had considerable liking for algebra; in so far as it dealt with abstract quantities; but; when it was applied to space and dimensions; I wanted to see the operation explained by lines; otherwise I was entirely unable to prehend it。
我相當喜歡涉及抽象量的代數,單一旦應用到空間和麵積上,我想要看到圖形方式對運算過程的解釋,不然的話,我就完全不能夠理解了。
After this e Latin。 I found this my most difficult task; and I h*e nerver made much progress in it。
在這以後,我學習拉丁文。這對我來說,可能是最困難的事情,在這方面我一直沒有獲得什麼明顯的進步。
At first I began with the Port…Royal method; but without result。 Its barbarous verses disgusted me; and my ear could never retain them。
我起初選用波爾-洛雅勒的拉丁文法,但是,沒有什麼收穫。這些沒有規範的詩句使我深惡痛絕,最後卻只能造成一種一隻耳朵進一隻耳朵出的效果!
The mass of rules confused me; and when learning the last; I forgot all that had preceded it。
這一大堆文法規則讓我感到絕對地混亂,以致於學到最後,我把以前學過的全部都忘記掉了。
A man who has no memory does not want to study words; and it was just in order to strengthen my memory that I persisted in this study; which I was finally obliged to abandon。
對於一個記憶力低下的人來說,最好不要想去學習語言,而我卻是為了增強自己的記憶力才執意學習的,無奈最後也終歸放棄。(請別誤解)
未完待續
形式的對立是否違背其形式上的