In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep.

  • -- Robert Herrick 罗伯特·赫里克

对事物保持适度;国王应该剪羊毛,而不是剥羊毛。

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Miss Austen had shown the infinite possibilities of ordinary and present things for the novelist.

奥斯汀小姐向小说家展示了平凡事物和现实事物的无限可能性。

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

适度的精确和整洁是一种美德,但是过分的精确和整洁会使人心胸狭窄。

There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.

有些事情我想保密。我不谈论我的私生活。

Joseph and his mother come from the black kings who were before the white man.

约瑟和他的母亲是在白人之前的黑人国王的后裔。

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

这个世界的王,不是蛮力,乃是劝导和信心。

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.

如果适度是一种错误,那么漠不关心就是一种犯罪。

Do not allow the sheep to die for a halfpenny of tar.

不要让羊为了半便士的焦油而死去。

I bite the skin on the side of my fingernails.

我咬指甲的一边皮肤。

My first job was cleaning sheep pens.

我的第一份工作是清理羊圈。

Beauty is only skin deep.

美丽是肤浅的。