1.All three languages -- Self, Smalltalk, and Ruby -- make it easy to add behavior at run time.
所有这三种语言（Self、Smalltalk和Ruby）都使在运行时添加行为变得十分简单。
2.Smalltalk was one of the first languages built around the concept of objects.
Smalltalk是围绕对象概念构建的第一批语言之一。
3.I never "got" Smalltalk, which means I was never able to do much meaningful work with it.
我从来没有“得到”Smalltalk，意思是我没有使用它完成很多有意义的工作。
4.Smalltalk was the first environment I know of that had a tightly coupled language.
Smalltalk是我所知道的第一个与语言紧密联系的环境。
5.They treat empty space like an awkward pause in a conversation that should be filled as soon as possible with smalltalk.
他们视空白为谈话中尴尬的停顿，因此总想办法立即补上一段寒暄用语。
6.From the viewpoint of innovation, Smalltalk is one of the great masterpieces of software.
从创新的角度来看，Smalltalk是一个极大的软件杰作。
7.I developed my ability to build object-oriented programs quite a bit later, long after giving up on Smalltalk.
我致力于构建面向对象程序的时候已经有点晚了，是在放弃Smalltalk很长一段时间之后才开始的。
8.The concept of categories is borrowed from languages like Smalltalk and Objective-C (see Resources).
categories的概念是从Smalltalk和Objective-C语言（见参考资料）中借用的。
9.As a Java developer, you may ask yourself, "How could a 13-year-old book about Smalltalk have anything to do with me? "
作为Java开发人员，您可能会问，“13年前的Smalltalk书对我有什么用呢？”
10.Smalltalk, with its object-oriented approach, required us to approach both problems and solutions in a different way.
与其面向对象的方法，需要我们以不同的方式处理问题和解决方案。