breaking down maybe, crashing, coming back to earth like Icarus, the over-reacher.

可能会损坏它，彻底的，回到地面,像伊卡洛斯一样。

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And I felt that people here were the most, like, down-to-Earth,

我觉得普林斯顿的学生最踏实，

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I think that his deadpan way of bringing things down to earth when they get a little too highfalutin' involves the skill of a genuine stand-up comic.

我认为他是真的有漫画人物的效果,当他总是面无表情的’,让那些过分骄傲的人回归现实。

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