梦千寻“Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity. It is the essence of compassion and the beginning of morality.”
— Ian McEwan, Novelist
「想像你自己以外的人是什么情况，是人性的核心，那是同情心的本质与道德的开端。」– 伊恩·麦克伊温 (小说家)
Ninelle Efremova
core (n.) 核心，最重要部分。humanity (n.) 人类，人性。例：The killings were a crime against humanity. (那场屠杀是对人类的罪行。) essence (n.) 本质，精髓。compassion (n.) 怜悯，同情。例：compassion for the poor (对穷人的同情)。
伊恩．麦克伊温 (1948-) 是英国知名小说家，曾获得多项文学奖提名，其部分小说被改编成电影，包括《陌生人的慰藉》与《赎罪》，后者获得第 65 届金球奖剧情片最佳影片奖。
