A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
先生们
Gentlemen
I want to tell you ladies and gentlemen, the actions that we took were not always easy. The actions that we took were not always popular. But when you get yourself in public office, you must lead, you must do what's necessary.
女士们,先生们,我想告诉你们,我们采取的行动并不总是容易的。我们采取的行动并不总是受欢迎。但是当你进入公职,你必须领导,你必须做必要的事情。
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Gentlemen never wear brown in London.
伦敦的绅士从不穿棕色衣服。
I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.
我很遗憾地说,有时候,一件无关紧要的事情会浪费大量宝贵的时间,因为有些先生们即使在国会里也不会完全摆脱律师的纠缠,他们不断地发表长篇累牍的演说,耍花招。
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.
来吧,先生们,我希望我们能把所有的不友好都喝下去。
But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained?
但是,先生们,我们中有谁能说,由于如此巨大的金钱、人力、理想和公民尊严的牺牲,确实实现了安全感?
A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.
一个漂亮的绅士,躺在床上,直到他的马裤补好。
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
绅士就是从不无意中伤害别人感情的人。