A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
权威
Authority
We need to stop the erosion of parental authority.
我们需要阻止父母权威的侵蚀。
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice.
没有一种道德权威比得上牺牲。
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.
新面孔比老面孔更有权威。
Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.
权势认为牺牲者的痛苦是忘恩负义。
Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.
建立在不公正基础上的权威是不会长久的。
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
任何现存的权力都不能对人民不负责任。
A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.
教师应该有最大的权威和最小的权力。
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge.
没有智慧的权柄，如同没有刃的斧子。
I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.
我认为，对大多数形式的权威，都存在明显的不尊重。
The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.
和其他地方一样，受打击最严重的是那些别无选择的人。
I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people.
我觉得我不能代表很多人用权威说话。
No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.
没有男人好到不经女人同意就支配她的地步。
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In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when.
在南太平洋的一些文化中，说话者拿着海螺壳作为权威地位的象征。领导者必须明白谁掌握着主动权，也就是说，谁应该被倾听，什么时候应该被倾听。
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
不加思索地尊重权威是真理的最大敌人。
I think that's the most important job of a novelist - to bring authority to their writing.
我认为这是小说家最重要的工作——为他们的写作带来权威。
In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.
在革命中，权威仍然属于最伟大的恶棍。
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
如果你认为你的老师严厉，等你有了老板再这样想。他没有任期限制。
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
但是，一些天才被嘲笑的事实并不意味着所有被嘲笑的人都是天才。他们嘲笑哥伦布，嘲笑富尔顿，嘲笑莱特兄弟。但他们也嘲笑小丑博佐。