A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
政治家
Politician
The attractive lady whom I had only recently been introduced to dropped into my lap... I chose not to dump her off.
我最近才认识的那位迷人的女士倒在我的膝上。我选择不抛弃她。
A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
一个情妇应该像一个小镇附近的乡村小休养所，不应该经常住在里面，而应该只住一个晚上或更远的地方。
I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
我很少遇到我个人不喜欢的政治家。他们一般都很有魅力。这就是危险所在。
You slam a politician, you make out he's the devil, with horns and hoofs. But his wife loves him, and so did all his mistresses.
你抨击一个政客，你就用角和蹄子把他描绘成魔鬼。但是他的妻子爱他，他所有的情妇也爱他。
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
伪君子是那种会砍倒一棵红杉树，然后爬上树桩发表保护演说的政治家。
The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.
一个真正的政治家的标志是他从不失言，因为他总是半心半意地期待有人请他讲话。
My dog can bark like a congressman, fetch like an aide, beg like a press secretary and play dead like a receptionist when the phone rings.
我的狗能像国会议员一样叫，能像助手一样拿东西，能像新闻秘书一样乞讨，能像接待员一样在电话铃响时装死。
I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.
我从来没有想过成为一名政治家，一名室内设计师，我从来没有想过投机和赚大钱。我只是想要这个。
Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had answers, I'd be a politician.
为什么人们总是期望作者回答问题?我是一个作家，因为我想问问题。如果我有答案，我会成为一名政治家。
War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it.
战争本身就使人类所有的精力达到最高紧张状态，并给有勇气进行战争的人民打上高贵的烙印。
What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding public office and trying to do something for his people?
如果一个人把他的一生都奉献给了担任公职，并试图为他的人民做些什么，那么“政治家”这个词本身就有什么问题?
It is true that the politician, in his professional character, does not always, or even very often, conform to the most approved pattern of private conduct.
诚然，就政治家的职业品质而言，他并不总是，甚至常常符合最受认可的私人行为模式。
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I believe Mrs. Thatcher's emphasis on enterprise was right.
我相信撒切尔夫人对进取精神的强调是正确的。
I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction.
我不是一个政治家，我永远也不会是，我说这话的时候绝对有信心。
I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.
我不是一个世袭的政治家，也没有任何实质性的资产。
I don't want to help a politician revise the truth.
我不想帮助一个政客修正事实。
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
那些没有承诺为降低税收而战斗到底，也没有投票支持那些使减税成为不可能的支出项目的政客，他们在哪里?
I'm not a politician. I'd make a lousy politician.
我不是政治家。我会成为一个糟糕的政治家。