It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of conduct, but the original metaphysic of living, were by no means altogether habitual.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

有时,我们似乎很难相信,在过去的某个时期,情感已成为习惯,这种习惯不仅包含着行为的原始规定性,而且还包含着生活的原始形而上学。

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Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics, so I'm going to walk them through the whole story from that perspective and hopefully they'll be able to walk away with something good from it.

这些道德选择通常是每天每时每刻都在做的,而这些选择的方式你甚至可能与道德无关,所以我将从这个角度来讲述整个故事,希望他们能从中获得一些好的东西。

I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.

我有时总有这样一种想法:既然知道我所知道的,也看到了我所看到的,那么尽我的力量去揭露这个可怕的机构的危险和罪恶,是我义不容承的责任。

I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans.

你对我所表示的好感,使我十分感激。如果我能为你执行计划效劳,我将十分高兴。

Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

每个人都有自己的命运:唯一的命令就是追随它,接受它,不管它把他带到哪里。

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

一个人的美德的力量不应该由他的特别努力来衡量,而应该由他的习惯性行为来衡量。

But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

但我一直说,重要的是我们必须确保正义在任何时候都得到维护。