We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities.

  • -- Thabo Mbeki 塔博·姆贝基

当有人说我国作为一个联合国在其整个历史上从来没有享有这样一种令人鼓舞的可能性的集合时,我们并不是傲慢或自满。

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And here a most heinous charge is made, that the nation has been burdened with unnecessary expenses for the sole purpose of preventing the discharge of our debts and the abolition of taxes.

在这里,有一项最令人发指的指控,即这个国家背负着不必要的开支,其唯一目的就是阻止我们清偿债务和废除税收。

A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.

一个没有渣滓和不满的国家是有序的、和平的、愉快的,但也许没有未来的种子。

Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.

天真被认为是迷人的,因为它为剥削提供了令人愉快的可能性。

I think that companies always become complacent, over time. Or most companies, that is.

我认为,随着时间的推移,企业总会变得自满。或者说大多数公司。

If we sit by and become complacent and put our heads in the sand, we're complicit.

如果我们坐视不管,变得自满,把头埋进沙子里,我们就是同谋。