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可敬
Honorable
In the Freudian age, parents say to their children, 'Don't be defensive,' meaning, 'You have no argument,' but I was born in the age of Rommel, when defense was considered an honorable thing.
在弗洛伊德时代,父母对他们的孩子说,“不要自卫”,意思是“你没有理由”,但我出生在隆美尔时代,那时自卫被认为是一件光荣的事情。
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The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.
游戏的规则是永远不要假设任何人,无论多么光荣,都能在酷刑下站起来。如果知道我在哪里的X先生因为某种原因被抓住了,我就会搬家。
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.
人们以三种方式来评价事物:有用的、令人愉快的或快乐的来源、优秀的、或本质上令人钦佩的或光荣的。
Most honorable are services rendered to the State; even if they do not go beyond words, they are not to be despised.
最光荣的是为国家服务;就是不出言语,也不可轻看。
Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them.
科幻迷是可敬的。你可以信任他们。
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
升为宝座,比生在宝座上更尊贵。福兮福所倚,福兮福所倚。
I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me.
我认为服务是光荣的,这一直在我心中灌输。