Like women, Burke thought, and from a similar greatness and delicacy in their nature, the aristocracy were understood at once to require deference and to solicit compassion.

伯克想，和女人一样，贵族们由于本性也同样伟大和细腻，立刻被理解为需要尊重和乞求同情。

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In the 17th century the European aristocracy, who washed little, wore linen shirts in order to draw out dirt from the skin instead, and heavy perfumes and oils to mask bad smells.

17世纪的欧洲贵族很少洗澡，他们贴身穿亚麻衬衫以吸附皮肤上的污垢，并搽浓香水抹油脂来遮掩体臭。

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I heard on the radio the other day that the origin of the phrase "drunk as a Lord" came from a time when the aristocracy were the ones with the time and money to get boozy.

又有一天，我在广播里听到，“drunk as a lord”(酩酊大醉)这一短语源于一个特定时期——在那时，贵族总是把时间和金钱花费在买醉上面。

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French revolutionaries used it first to distinguish the common man from the reviled aristocracy, then to enforce their reign of terror on both.

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The only ones losing wealth were the aristocracy, who depended on their titles to extract money from those who worked.

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Alienated from both the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie, the young men were left to perceive the world through the lens of their loneliness.

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