To have a conversation with Chiang, I'm finding, is to speak with a man who weighs every word as carefully as a jeweler, and who isn't afraid to pause until he's found the right one.

我发现，和姜谈话其实就像在与一个匠意打磨的珠宝商聊天，他字斟句酌，只有找到恰当的措辞才肯继续说话。