Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

  • -- Edward Coke 柯克

贿赂虽小,罪过却大。

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It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where none ought to be had. Any man might have his coming to him to ask him grace or judgment in such case as the king may give.

必须纠正的是,那些虚伪的叛徒不允许任何人在没有贿赂的情况下,无缘无故地来到国王面前。凡有权柄的、可以到王那里去求他的恩、或王所赐给他的审判。

Find fault when you must find fault in private, and if possible sometime after the offense, rather than at the time.

找错处的时候一定要在私下找错处,如果可能的话,要在冒犯之后找错处,而不是在那个时候。

Bribes are the glue that's kept teenagers and parents connected for generations.

贿赂是维系青少年和父母几代人关系的粘合剂。

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

你可以容忍自己的缺点,为什么不能容忍你妻子的缺点呢?