Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying.

  • -- Joseph Wood Krutch 美国作家克勒奇

一段时间后,任何委婉语都不再是委婉语,真正的含义开始显现出来。这是一场失败的比赛,但我们一直在努力。

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Out-worn heart, in a time out-worn, Come clear of the nets of wrong and right; Laugh, heart, again in the grey twilight, Sigh, heart, again in the dew of the morn.

疲惫不堪的心,在疲惫不堪的时候,会从是非的网中挣脱出来;笑吧,心,再在灰蒙蒙的暮色中;叹息吧,心,再在晨露中。

I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.

我是工人。我只是碰巧在正确的时间出现,没有人想要这份工作。