After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

  • -- Iain Duncan Smith 伊恩·邓肯·史密斯

经过多年零敲碎打的改革,目前的福利制度既复杂又不公平。

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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system.

他们说我腐败、轻浮。我没有任何特权。也许唯一的特权就是我的脸。和腐败?上帝!如果我腐败的话,我就不会是这个样子。一些丑陋的东西会落在我的身上。

In effect, what is a courtier? He is a man whom the misfortune of kings and people has placed betwixt the sovereign and truth to conceal it from his eyes.

实际上,什么是朝臣?他是这样一个人:国王和人民的不幸把他置于君主和真理之间,使他看不见真理。

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

在时尚方面,随波逐流;在原则问题上,要像石头一样坚定。

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.

只有更粗犷的凡人才应该努力跟上当前的文学潮流。