The king can make a knight, but not a gentleman.

国王能够塑造武士，却不能塑造绅士。

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EXAMPLE: The old gentleman did not remember me at first, but I jogged his memory by mentioning that I had brought a rare and expensive gift to his birthday party last year.

这位老先生一开始不记得我，但我提到，去年曾带了一件珍贵礼物参加他的生日聚会，让他猛然想起了我。

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A gentleman who was present, answered: "Yes, Madam, the sun is a very fine body, to be sure, but in my opinion, it is not so useful as the moon."

一位被邀请来的绅士答道：“是的，太太，太阳的确是一颗非常美丽的星体，但我认为它不如月亮用处大。”

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He is not a gentleman. But how magically his singing violin can conjure up a tendresse, a compassion for Lolita that makes us entranced with the book while abhorring its author.

他不是绅士，但神奇地他的小提琴声,能召唤出对Lolita的宠爱和同情,那让我们对这本书着迷，同时却在憎恨着作者。

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The alliance members have a gentleman's agreement not to poach business in each others' blue-chip shares, but nobody expects that to last.

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