A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately.

私人有轨电车不是一种后天的爱好。一个人马上就会喜欢上它。

A private school has all the faults of a public school without any of its compensations.

私立学校有公立学校的所有缺点，却没有任何补偿。

A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.

在这个世界上，私底下的罪恶并不像公开的不雅行为那样有害。

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

问题是一个让你尽最大努力的机会。

A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.

种族灭绝的进程正在全世界的注视下进行。

A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known.

从阿米巴变形虫到人类的过程在哲学家们看来是一个明显的进步，尽管阿米巴变形虫是否会同意这一观点还不清楚。

A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.

职业运动员比大学生聪明。他用他的面条。他知道该做什么，什么时候做。他很少像我们大学里的大多数球员那样，当他们处于困境的时候，他很少会高高在上。

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

职业作家是一个没有放弃的业余作家。

A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.

教授是在别人睡觉时说话的人。

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn't care to drink with, even if he drank.

禁酒主义者是那种即使喝酒也不愿和他一起喝酒的人。

A promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.

做出的承诺是一笔未偿还的债务，这条路有它自己严格的准则。

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

作出的承诺是未偿还的债务。

A promise made should be a promise kept.

许下的诺言应该兑现。

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

希望和喜悦是真正的财富;一个人要恐惧和悲伤，真正的贫穷。

A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.

先知在本国本国的民中，不是没有荣耀的。