Bit of a stick in the mud, wasn't he?

他有点规 是吗?

But breaking rules was what this generation of Western artists was all about.

但西方艺术家所追求的就是打破规。

A person who always has a stick-in-the-mud attitude could also be called a downer.

个总是规的人也可以被称为扫兴者。

Sedaris is the first to admit that he easily becomes consumed by routines.

赛达里斯也是第个承认自己容易规的人。

Good parent don't seeming a bit boring and predictable.

好的父母看起来点也不无聊，也不规。

However, Emerson was aware of the downsides of being a non-conformist.

然而，爱默生也意识到了不规的缺点。

We need to be careful not to make our way of living or worship an ordinance.

我们必须谨慎，不要把我们生活敬拜的方式弄规条。

And local, state and federal governments could begin to reform an often hidebound water rights system.

地方、州和联邦政府可以对规的用水权进行改革。

It wasn't like these planets are just waiting around, looking at their watches, saying, Where's the water?

事实上那些行星并不会规等待，看着手表大喊大叫水在哪里?

I think today's youth are really aware of the fact that they don't have to fit into a box.

我认为今天的年轻人真的意识到个事实，他们不必规。

Emerson observed that most people exchange their individuality for conformism.

爱默生观察到，大多数人因为规而牺牲了个性。

Kamarck says the man who defied expectations of presidential behavior may be the most unconventional former president.

卡马克说，个打破人们对总统行为预期的人可能是最不规的前总统。

I think a lot of older people, we kind of get into that rut where I listen, honestly, to music.

我认为许多年纪稍大些的人，在听音乐时都会陷入种规。

We shouldn't get carried away, but isn't it striking that the rule breakers in art were often law breakers?

我们不该忘乎所以 但我们仍震惊地发现敢于突破规的艺术家往往是违法之人？

He was a non-conformist, although not necessarily by choice.

他是个不规的人，尽管不定是自愿的。

He made walls and balconies curve and bulge where they had no right to. Ceilings that sing and throb.

他设计的墙体和阳台呈曲线和隆起状，风格从不规，他设计的吊顶似乎都在欢呼颤栗。

The next philosopher was very passionate about non-conformity and following one's authentic path: Ralph Waldo Emerson.

下位哲学家对不规和追随真实的道路非常热衷：拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生。

We just had a very nonconformist family, a very loving — love is so important — a loving environment.

我们只是有个非常不规的家庭，个充满爱的家庭——爱是如此重要——充满爱的环境。

Jon Ronson. Are you a nonconformist then, Neil - someone who thinks and behaves differently from other people?

以上是乔恩·罗森的见解。你是不规的人吗，尼尔？不从众的人是指想法和行为与别人不同的人。

Born in a rut, and you can't root 'em out of it.

生在规中，你无法根除它们。