Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.

  • -- William Wordsworth 威廉·华兹华斯

贪婪、贪婪、浪费,这些都是偶像崇拜;我们崇拜这些;朴素的生活和高尚的思想已不复存在。

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It was necessary to bluff the Japanese camp commanders, with whatever authority I could muster, that I had come officially to ensure that the surrender terms were being complied with and that living conditions for the POWs were being immediately improved.

有必要用我所能调动的一切权威来吓唬日军的营长,说我是正式来的,是为了确保投降条件得到遵守,战俘的生活条件立即得到改善。

I think in small towns like this one, whether you're a man or a woman, you basically do what there is to do.

我认为在像这样的小镇上,无论你是男人还是女人,你基本上都在做该做的事。