A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
熟人
Acquaintance
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment to friends; and that the most liberal professions of good-will are very far from being the surest marks of it
对世界稍作了解就会使每个人相信，衡量一个人对朋友的感情的真正标准是行动，而不是语言;而且，最慷慨的善意表白远非最可靠的标志
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled me to gain much important information as to the position and designs of the enemy.
与此同时，我住在联邦军的驻地，又认识许多军官，我前面已经提到过这些军官的出身，使我获得了许多关于敌人的阵地和计划的重要情报。
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Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.
就像我们长大后不再穿裤子一样，我们也不再穿熟人、图书馆、原则等等，有时裤子还没穿坏，有时——这是最糟糕的——还没有新裤子。
A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.
智者无所不知;每个人都很精明。
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.
人性中有很多美好的东西，人们越了解彼此就越喜欢对方，这为我们提供了另一种途径，我们可以努力促进世界的和平。
The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital.
一个有意挥霍财富的人的一生往往成为一种商业投机;他的朋友、他的乐趣、赞助人和熟人都是他的资本。
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.
只要对历史稍有了解，就会发现，强大的共和国是最好战、最肆无忌惮的国家。