I am not interested in solving problems that are already solved.
我對解決已經(jīng)解決的問題不感興趣。
I have a different understanding of what is important and what is not.
我對什么是重要的,什么是不重要的有不同的理解。
I do not want to be a star. I do not think that the way I live is something that should be imitated.
I do not want to be a star. I do not think that the way I live is something that should be imitated.
我不想成為明星。我不認(rèn)為我的生活方式是應(yīng)該被模仿的。
I do not think anything that I have done is of any interest to the general public.
我不認(rèn)為我做的任何事情對公眾有任何興趣。
I am not a hero of mathematics. I'm not even that successful; that is why I don't want to have everybody looking at me.
我不是數(shù)學(xué)的英雄。我甚至沒有那么成功;這就是為什么我不希望每個(gè)人都看著我。
I can't say I'm outraged. Other people are even more outraged than me. They feel that I am too dismissive of the honors that they value.
我不能說我感到憤怒。其他人比我更憤怒。他們覺得我對他們看重的榮譽(yù)太不屑一顧了。
I know that self-promotion happens a lot and it is not a bad thing. But I do not regard it as something positive.
我知道自我推銷很常見,這并不壞。但我不認(rèn)為這是積極的。
If everyone is honest, it is natural to be honest.
如果每個(gè)人都誠實(shí),那么誠實(shí)是很自然的。
I'm not interested in money or fame; I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.
我對金錢或名譽(yù)不感興趣;我不想像動物園里的動物一樣被展示。
I have already carried out my duty. I have proved the Poincaré conjecture and I have nothing more to do in mathematics.
我已經(jīng)履行了我的職責(zé)。我證明了龐加萊猜想,我在數(shù)學(xué)上沒有什么可做的了。