For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.

  • -- Robert Benchley 本奇利

对于一个以熙熙攘攘而臭名昭著的国家,我们花了大量的时间在窗前排队,只是等待。

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As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

在国会继续就如何处理非法移民问题进行辩论之际,我们必须记住许多辛勤工作的合法移民,他们为我们国家的经济和文化做出了巨大贡献。

Jump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.

如果你是激情的对象,那就跳出窗外。如果你感觉到了,就逃离它。激情一去不复返,无聊依旧。

Also see how many quarters of corn you will spend in a week in dispensable bread, how much in alms.

还要看看你一周要花多少四分之一的玉米在可有可无的面包上,多少钱在施舍上。

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

最好保持自己干净明亮;你是一扇窗户,你必须通过它看到世界。

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

我认为,银行机构对我们的自由而言,比常备军更危险。

A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia.

一个忘记过去的国家,其功能不会比一个失忆的人更好。

If one has a good reputation and trusted, the rules can be bent to accommodate.

如果一个人拥有良好的声誉和信任,这些规则可以被变通以适应。

To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do.

站在那里什么都不做可能是最困难的事情。

I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

我把一半的时间花在生活上,另一半时间用来分析生活。

I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.

我一直生活在现实和幻想之间。

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.

我把所有的时间和精力都花在手头的项目上。

Reputation is commonly measured by the acre.

声誉通常以英亩来衡量。