Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.

  • -- Joseph Wood Krutch 美国作家克勒奇

一段时间后,任何委婉语都不再是委婉语,真正的含义开始显现出来。这是一场失败的比赛,但我们一直在努力。

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The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.

失去朋友就像失去了一条腿;时间可以治愈伤口的痛苦,但失去的却无法弥补。

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

有些真理并不适用于所有的人,也不适用于所有的时代。