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By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

  • -- George Bancroft 班克罗夫特

众人都知道白发是荣耀的冠冕。只有尊重的对象才不会引起嫉妒。

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Even if the whole earth and sea were turned to gold, they could hardly satisfy the avarice of a woman... You can more easily scratch a diamond with your fingernail than you can by any human ingenuity get a woman to consent to giving any of her savings.

即使整个大地和大海都变成金子，也无法满足一个女人的贪婪……用指甲刮钻石比用人类的聪明才智让一个女人同意捐出她的积蓄要容易得多。

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The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.

与个人圣殿和仪式有关的神话只是崇拜的一部分;它们的作用是激发幻想，维持崇拜者的兴趣。没有人关心他相信它的起源。

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Hair excited me. As the old ways - backcombing, rollers and rigidity - went out of the window, I started to feel the possibilities in front of my eyes.

我的头发兴奋。当旧的方法——反梳、滚轴和刚性——走出窗外时，我开始在眼前感受到各种可能性。

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The laws are still very unclear. Cells are still taken from people without consent - a lot of people don't realize it.

法律仍然很不明确。细胞仍然是在未经同意的情况下从人身上提取的——很多人没有意识到这一点。

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There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.

没有什么比一个晴朗的日子更受到普遍称赞的了;原因是人们可以毫无嫉妒地称赞它。

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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时，它们不会激起欲望。

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You know us crazy kids. We'll do anything crazy to our hair.

你知道我们这些疯孩子。我们会对头发做任何疯狂的事情。

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Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present.

只有傻瓜才活在过去，才会嫉妒现在。

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