False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

  • -- William R. Alger 威廉·R·阿尔杰

虚假的雄辩是夸大;真正的雄辩是强调。

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Mile tracks put more emphasis on the driver. On the longer tracks, you can drive flat out all the way around, so it's more of an engineering exercise. On a mile, you can't run flat out. You're constantly in traffic, there's more driver involvement.

英里轨道更强调司机。在较长的赛道上,你可以一路开足马力,所以这更像是一项工程练习。在一英里上,你不能全速跑。你经常在交通中,司机的参与更多。

An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.

有一种夸大其词的成分附属于大众的判断:大恶习愈演愈烈,大美德也愈演愈烈;有趣的事件变得更有趣,更柔和的传说变得更柔和。

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

我母亲从不注重外表。她让我们在自己的时间线上成长。她从未强迫我接受任何美容疗法。

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

毫不夸张地说,那些犹豫不决的人可能会这样或那样做。

Discretion in speech is more important than eloquence.

演讲时谨慎比雄辩更重要。

Eloquence is the poetry of prose.

雄辩是散文的诗歌。