I wanted to interview him for the Monitor about his research work.我要代表《箴言报》采访他，了解有关他研究工作的情况。The fundamental precept of the fight for longevity is avoidance of satiation.争取长寿的基本箴言是避免过饱。His journals are full of dubious pearls of homespun wisdom.他的日记中记下了许多朴素却不可靠的箴言。