A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
声誉
Reputation
At ev'ry word a reputation dies.
无论何时,名誉都会消失。
I did not have a reputation to defend.
我没有名誉可维护。
My reputation grows with every failure.
我的声誉随着每一次失败而增长。
Where MacGregor sits is head of the table.
麦格雷戈坐的地方是桌子的头。
I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
我很小气,我为自己的名声感到骄傲。
Reputation is commonly measured by the acre.
声誉通常以英亩来衡量。
He that sleeps wi' dogs maun rise wi' fleas.
狗睡狗起跳蚤。
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies.
以貌取人。
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
保持品格比恢复品格容易得多。
Most reputations are not ruined but forgotten.
大多数名誉不是毁了,而是被遗忘了。
A good reputation stands still; a bad one runs.
良好的声誉不变;坏的跑。
There is nothing better than a good reputation.
没有什么比良好的声誉更好的了。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.
迅速不仅是一种责任,也是良好礼貌的一部分;它有利于财富、声誉、影响和用途;稍加注意和精力就会养成习惯,使之变得轻松愉快。
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
只有时间才能使人的名誉得到提高,而时间的结果却是使人的缺点得到尊重。
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence.
你只需要反思一下,如今让自己成为危险公民的最好方法之一,就是重复我们的开国元勋们在争取独立的斗争中使用的那些话。