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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The main part of the house is a deep red and I have butterscotch carpet. And I have a bathroom with leopard skin floor, wallpaper and toilet.

房子的主要部分是深红色的,我有奶油糖果地毯。我还有一间带豹皮地板、墙纸和卫生间的浴室。

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.

富足的人之所以适度,是因为他们的好运气使他们心平气和、沉着冷静。

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

你知道,在我漫长的公众生活中,我发现我没有说过的话从来没有伤害过我。

Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!

我们最大的敌人是我们自己的亲友。国王没有兄弟,没有儿子,没有母亲!

My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose.

我的皮肤比你的漂亮。如果我愿意,我会在监狱里更受欢迎。

I think it's certainly natural to try new things as you grow up and get older!

我认为随着年龄的增长,尝试新事物是很自然的。

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

坦率和慷慨,除非经过适当的节制,否则会导致毁灭。

To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings.

知道如何伪装是国王的知识。

A leap year is never a good sheep year.

闰年从来不是好羊年。