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辩论
Debate
I don't debate with liars.
我不跟说谎者辩论。
Debate is the death of conversation.
辩论是对话的死亡。
Debate is so much better than denial.
辩论比否认好得多。
There's always merit to having a debate.
辩论总是有好处的。
He who frames the question wins the debate.
提出问题的人赢得辩论。
One can always debate questions back and forth.
人们总是可以反复讨论问题。
This isn't a little debate society. That's high school stuff.
这不是一个小辩论社会。那是高中的事。
We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate.
我们变得更加宽容,因为我们厌倦了辩论。
I've never backed down from a fight and I relish a good debate.
我从来没有在争吵中退缩过,我喜欢一场精彩的辩论。
Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
争论和意见分歧只能丰富我们的历史和文化。
Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.
政客们之间关于货币政策的任何辩论都会适得其反。
I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.
我喜欢在球场上辩论,但这并不是真正的辩论。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword.
关于酷刑问题的公开辩论和充分论述是一把双刃剑。
Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate!
你是爱玩的跳跳虎还是爱哭的屹耳?选择一个阵营。我想我在这场关于跳跳虎/屹耳的辩论中所处的位置已经很清楚了!
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
当一件事被说成不值得反驳时,你可以肯定它要么是极其愚蠢的(在这种情况下,所有的评论都是多余的),要么就是某种可怕的东西,问题的关键所在。
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
伟大的领导者几乎都是伟大的简化主义者,他们能够突破争论、辩论和怀疑,提供一个每个人都能理解的解决方案。
There was endless controversy as to whether the acts of the New Deal did actually move recovery or retard it, and nothing final could ever come of that bitter debate because it is forever impossible to prove what might have happened in place of what did.
关于新政的行为究竟是推动了经济复苏,还是阻碍了经济复苏,一直存在着无休止的争议,而这场激烈的辩论永远不会有任何结果,因为永远不可能证明本来会发生什么,而不是发生了什么。
That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting.
这就是我们所缺少的。我们丢失的论点。我们丢失的辩论。我们丢失的对话录。我们错过了很多东西。相反,我们接受。