He finds it better to say that a brother and sister had sex together than to admit that she had sex with one of the common town boys of Jefferson.

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More than one can say or care to admit, it may ultimately be a matter of temperament which path one chooses to take.

比起大家可以说出来或者愿意承认的程度更甚，可能最终,选择走那条路的问题会成为一个个性问题。

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Another possibility, the one I'll turn to a little bit later, is admit the facts and live accordingly.

另一种可能性，我稍后会讲到，是承认事实并相应地生活。

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in some ways, one has to admit also there maybe a grain, if not more than a grain of truth in what he seems to be saying.

我们多么不喜欢他，但必需承认,他可能有点儿道理，但就那么点儿,关于他所说的话。

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