A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
特权
Privilege
I was brought up in a world of privilege.
我在一个特权的世界里长大。
A free public broadcast license is a privilege.
免费的公共广播许可证是一种特权。
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
一生的特权就是做你自己。
I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire.
我是一个特权阶级的孩子,我醒来时看到的是一个着火的世界。
Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.
成为律师是一项有条件的特权。
Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.
剥开悲观主义者的外衣,你会发现他们往往是特权的捍卫者。
I can barely walk, but it's a privilege to be able to move at all.
我几乎不能走路,但能活动是一种特权。
Yeah, I've had the privilege to know a lot of really talented people.
是的,我有幸认识了很多非常有才华的人。
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
等级不授予特权或权力。这强加的责任。
The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.
荒谬的特权;除了人以外,没有任何生物服从于它。
I have therefore concluded to apply for the privilege of becoming a Cadet at West Point.
因此,我决定申请西点军校学员一职。
The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.
当市长的真正特权是我有机会成为每个人的邻居。
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Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived.
生存是一种特权,需要承担义务。我永远在问自己,我能为那些没有幸存下来的人做些什么。
I didn't grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest of the world, that's great wealth.
我成长的过程中并没有什么特权,也没有什么奢求。我是一个中产阶级的孩子,与世界其他地方相比,这是一笔巨大的财富。
However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises.
然而,当特权完全依赖于公共利益对此类对话保密的广泛、无区别的要求时,就会与其他价值观产生冲突。
It's an incredible privilege for an actor to look into the camera. It's like looking right into the heart of the film, and you can't take that lightly.
演员看着镜头是一种不可思议的特权。这就像直视电影的中心,你不能掉以轻心。
No matter how many frustrations come along, or how many problems arise, I never lose the feeling of how lucky I am. I'm so pleased to be doing a job that makes me laugh every day. I'm aware that it's a huge privilege.
无论遇到多少挫折,出现多少问题,我都不会失去我是多么幸运的感觉。我很高兴能做一份让我每天都开怀大笑的工作。我知道这是一个巨大的特权。
I was good at being a doctor; my patients liked me. At times people trust you with things they wouldn't tell their spouses. It was a real privilege.
我擅长做一名医生;我的病人喜欢我。有时候人们会把他们不会告诉配偶的事情托付给你。这是一种真正的特权。