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印象
Impression
I know how to make an impression. Not necessarily a good one.
我知道如何给人留下印象。不一定是好的。
I just get the impression that everyone is willing me to succeed.
我只是觉得每个人都希望我成功。
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
千言万语不如一个行动。
Because I had an accent, people had this impression that I was dumb.
因为我有口音，人们觉得我很笨。
Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.
那时候，我更多的是在做漫画应该做的事情。
I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
我不想给人留下我是一个近乎完美的人的印象。
Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make.
没有人计算你投放的广告数量;他们只记得你给他们留下的印象。
If music leaves any impression at all, it does so without regard to stylistic issues.
如果音乐能给人留下任何印象，那么这与音乐的风格无关。
A glimpse at my night stand gives the mostly true impression that I am a book hoarder.
只要瞥一眼我的床头柜，我就会给人一种我是个书虫的真实印象。
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
它包含误导的印象，而不是谎言。那就是对事实守口如瓶。
The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many other parents.
当然，广场上发生的事情给我和许多其他父母留下了深刻的印象。
I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment... a job.
我的印象是，骑自行车不再是一种游戏，而是一种职业……一份工作。
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My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.
我的印象是，大多数的女性公共服务工作者都是脾气暴躁的。正是因为他们比任何人都更关心服务，所以他们仍然希望找到一个合理和公平的谈判协议。但他们的耐心已经耗尽。
You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.
你几乎不会相信，把一个人单独放在画布上，把所有的兴趣都集中在这个单一的、普遍的人物身上，同时又保持它的鲜活和真实，是多么困难。
We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up.
我们有很多书和照片……父母的生活方式无疑给我留下了深刻的印象。他们创造了一种氛围，在这种氛围中可以存在某种自由。这很可能是我在成长过程中寻求一种相关的自由感的原因。
There seems to be this impression that if I really am a psychotherapist, I can't be serious about it. They think there must be something fishy going on.
似乎有这样一种印象，如果我真的是一名心理治疗师，我就不会认真对待它。他们认为一定有什么可疑的事情在发生。
It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me.
这不是墓志铭。我觉得我可以回顾我的生活，从中得到一个好的故事。这是一个人试图解决问题的图片。我不是想给自己留下什么印象。我对此不感兴趣。
I dread handshakes. I've got some problems with my hands, and everywhere I go, people want to impress me with their grip. To make it worse, now women are coming up with that firm shake.
我怕握手。我的手有一些问题，无论我走到哪里，人们都想用他们的握力给我留下深刻的印象。更糟糕的是，现在女性也开始尝试这种坚定的握手。