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War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

  • -- Percy Bysshe Shelley 珀西·比西·雪莱

战争是政治家的游戏，是牧师的乐趣，是律师的笑话，是受雇刺客的职业。

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I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin.

我认为，在权力走廊里，这些危险的命令以一种更加模糊的方式下达，在下达给刺客之前，要经过两三个级别的命令。

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The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.

新世纪带来了它自己的可怕危险，尽管没有达到冷战的灾难性潜力，但仍然有能力震撼我们的世界。

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A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.

一个名叫律师的酋长，因为他很健谈，在议会中起了带头作用，几乎卖掉了整个内兹佩尔斯。

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So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer.

所以，在某种程度上，我是在回避问题，我说，如果奥运会的事情没有成功，至少我可以成为一名律师。

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The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.

对道德家来说，怀着良好的良心实施残忍是一件乐事。这就是他们发明地狱的原因。

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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.

整个秘密在于迷惑敌人，使他不能了解我们的真正意图。

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When we cannot be delivered from ourselves, we delight in devouring ourselves.

当我们不能脱离自己的时候，我们就以吞噬自己为乐。

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Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.

生活是一个笑话;所有的事情都表明了这一点。我曾经这么想过;但现在我知道了。

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I shall always be a priest of love.

我将永远是爱的牧师。

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Jests that give pains are no jests.

给人痛苦的笑话不是笑话。

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