The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

  • -- Napoleon Bonaparte 拿破仑·波拿巴

一个人的计划与他的手段不成比例,这就是疯狂的最大证明。

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Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty.

由于社会保障是专门为提高低收入者的退休收入而设计的,采用累进式的福利方案,该方案在使拉丁裔人摆脱贫困方面发挥了巨大和必要的作用。

I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the kids' demands on the parents. Parents are often at fault, but the kids have some work to do, too.

我认为这幅图显示的一件新鲜事是,孩子对父母的要求在心理上不成比例。父母经常有错,但孩子也有一些工作要做。

I'm married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually live with one and can be constantly astounded by the strange male brain.

我已经结婚了,这意味着我不再偶尔对远方的男人感到好奇,而是和一个男人住在一起,并经常被这个奇怪的男人的大脑所震惊。

Why is it not just as likely that there were as many small general nearly at first as now, and as great a disproportion in the number of their species?

为什么不像现在一样,一开始有那么多矮小的将军,而他们的种类又不相称呢?

Honestly, I have a tendency to date dorks. Which means that a lot of times, I date guys that no one else would deem to be a hunk.

老实说,我有和呆子约会的倾向。也就是说,很多时候,我约会的对象都不是别人认为的帅哥。

People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.

经营成衣公司的是商人,而不是生产或设计人员。