The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business.

  • -- Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒

从你试图和他谈生意的那一刻起,他就采取了绅士和学者的态度,从你试图接近他的道德操守的那一刻起,他就开始谈生意了。

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An apology? Bah! Disgusting! Cowardly! Beneath the dignity of any gentleman, however wrong he might be.

道歉吗?呸!真恶心!懦弱!不管他有多错,都有失绅士的尊严。

Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.

完美的士兵,完美的绅士从不冒犯任何人,即使是敌人。

The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you're lost.

一旦你抓住某人的衣领,你就迷失了。

When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.

当你痛苦的时候,一瞬间就是永恒。