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权威
Authority
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
我大胆地追求知识，从不害怕遵循真理和理性，无论它们导致什么结果，并承担一切阻碍他们的权威。
Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
当权者总是认为批评他们的政策是危险的。他们总是把自己的政策等同于爱国主义，认为批评具有颠覆性。
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.
自然知识的改善者绝对拒绝承认权威本身。对他来说，怀疑是最高的责任;盲目的信心是不可饶恕的罪。
His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice.
他在世上的权柄，使我们敢于往万民那里去。他在天上的权柄给了我们成功的唯一希望。他的存在让我们别无选择。
It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America.
在那个地区，人们认为……作为该地区最重要的权力机构，目前是美利坚合众国。
I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like.
我决定要写关于食物的东西，我知道唯一的方法就是带着权威的口吻去写，这意味着我要学习这种语言，了解那种体验。
What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it.
我们真正需要理解的是，所有这些事情都很重要，它们都源于这样一个事实，即某些人生活在权力和权威之中，他们希望维持这种权力和权威。
The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.
现代哲学的全部目的是消除个人之间的差别，并把它们当作一大批人来处理。从本质上说，这是对权威的利己主义。
Notwithstanding this high Ecclesiastical authority, he who dared accept truth only because it could be proved, or proved to be good, and disregard authority, was commonly stigmatized as an infidel.
尽管有这种崇高的教会权威，那些只因为真理能被证明或证明是好的而敢于接受真理，而不顾权威的人，通常被污蔑为异教徒。
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。
But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.
但我不承认有绝对可靠的权威，即使是在特殊问题上;因此，无论我如何尊重某个人的诚实和真诚，我对任何人都没有绝对的信心。
Authority is not a quality one person "has," in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.
权威不是一个人“拥有”的品质，也就是说他拥有财产或身体素质。权威是指人与人之间的一种关系，在这种关系中，一个人认为另一个人比他优越。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
Authority forgets a dying king.
权威会忘记一个垂死的国王。
Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.
权威完全有理由害怕怀疑论者，因为权威很少能在怀疑面前生存。