A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.

一个指挥家可以做一些让人感觉被迫的疯狂的事情，但是如果你是在乐队内部指挥，你就不能这样做，事情必须让人感觉自然。

A conductor should guide rather than command.

指挥家应该引导而不是指挥。

A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

会议是一群重要人物的聚会，他们一个人什么也做不了，但聚在一起却能决定什么也做不了。

A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.

会议是一群人聚在一起，他们一个人什么也做不了，但是聚在一起却能决定什么也做不了。

A confessional passage has probably never been written that didn’t stink a little bit of the writer’s pride in having given up his pride.

一篇忏悔的文章可能从来没有写过不带一点作者放弃自尊的骄傲。

A confident woman wears a smile and has this air of comfort ability and pleasantness about her.

一个自信的女人面带微笑，浑身洋溢着舒适、能干和愉悦的气息。

A confused mind is one that is open to the possibility of change.

一个困惑的头脑是一个对变化的可能性持开放态度的人。

A conjuring trick with bones only proves that it is as clever as a conjuring trick with bones... A resuscitated corpse might be a resuscitated corpse and might be the sign of something, but there is still the question of what it is the symbol of.

用骨头变魔术只能证明它和用骨头变魔术一样聪明。一具复活的尸体可能是一具复活的尸体，也可能是某种东西的标志，但它究竟是什么象征的问题仍然存在。

A connoisseur of tame excitement.

温文尔雅的鉴赏家。

A consciousness was like a face you saw once and forever recognized.

一种意识就像一张你曾经见过并且永远都能认出来的脸。

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

共识意味着每个人都同意集体说出没有人单独相信的东西。

A consensus politician is someone who does something that he doesn't believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.

一个达成共识的政治家会做一些他不相信是正确的事情，因为当他这么做的时候会让人们保持沉默。

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

保守派认为，这是第一次什么都不应该做。

A conservative is a fellow who thinks a rich man should have a square deal.

保守主义者认为富人应该公平交易。

A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before.

保守派是前一天晚上被抢劫的自由派。