It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

  • -- Ivan Goncharov 伊凡·冈查罗夫

不诚实人的计谋,是献上不需要的祭物,或是献上不可能的祭物,免得献上所需要的。

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Some argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make as much money as we can selling it here and abroad. Their priorities are the economy and meeting short-term energy needs so we can live the lives to which we've become accustomed.

一些人认为,我们应该尽快开采煤炭、石油和天然气,建造更多的管道,并尽可能多地在国内外销售这些石油和天然气。他们的首要任务是经济和满足短期能源需求,这样我们才能过我们已经习惯的生活。

I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me.

我尽量避免特定的形象。我尽可能多地扮演不同的女人,以避免被贴上标签。

First learn the rules, then break them.

先学习规则,然后打破规则。