We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

我们以困难为借口为懒惰辩解。

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Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be heavenly.

没有什么比别人长期的懒惰更让我恼火的了。请注意,我所反对的只是精神上的懒惰。身体上的懒惰可以是天堂。

If the program goes off track again due to recession, this should not become a pretext for the imposition of more austerity measures.

如果该计划因经济衰退而再次偏离轨道,这不应成为实施更多紧缩措施的借口。

We expect to get the job done. There won't be any excuses being made.

我们希望完成这项工作。不会有任何借口。

Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.

不懂法律不能成为任何人不遵守法律的借口。

Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.

当人们想要使用借口时,借口是不需要的。