If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it.

  • -- William J. Bennett 威廉·班奈特

如果我们被琐碎和邪恶所包围,我们很容易与之和平相处。

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In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

在我看来,没有什么比虐待、剥削和伤害我们社会中最脆弱的成员更恶毒和无耻的了。我坚信,我国的法律和资源需要反映这些可怕罪行的严重性。

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.

一件商品乍一看似乎是一件极其明显的小事。但它的分析表明,这是一件非常奇怪的事情,充满了形而上学的微妙之处和神学上的细微差别。

Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity.

举办聚会是一项微不足道的业余爱好,但它为我的人性联盟卡支付了会费。

Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs.

尽管母老虎很凶,但它从不吃自己的幼崽。