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

他有点成规 是吗?

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

但这一代西方艺术家所追求的就是打破成规。

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

一个总是成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.

赛达里斯也是第一个承认自己容易成规的人。

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

好的父母看起来一点也无聊，也成规。

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

然而，爱默生也意识到了成规的缺点。

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

我们必须谨慎，要把我们生活敬拜的方式弄成规条。

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成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?

事实上那些行星并会成规等待，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一个事实，他们必成规。

Emerson observed that most people exchange their individuality for conformism.

爱默生观察到，大多数人因为成规而牺牲了个性。

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

卡马克说，这个打破人们对总统行为预期的人可能是最成规的前总统。

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一些的人，在音乐时都会陷入这种成规。

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

我们该忘乎所以 但我们仍震惊地发现敢于突破成规的艺术家往往是违法之人？

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

他是一个成规的人，尽管一定是自愿的。

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，风格从成规，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.

下一位哲学家对成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.

我们只是有一个非常成规的家庭，一个充满爱的家庭——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。你是成规的人吗，尼尔？从众的人是指想法和行为与别人同的人。

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

生在成规中，你无法根除它们。