Hence, I suppose, comes our slight contempt for men of action--men, we assume, who don't think.

我想，正因如此，我们对实干家总不免稍有一点轻视——我们认为这类人不爱思索。

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She drank a little milk as temporary refreshment - to the surprise - indeed, slight contempt - of Dairyman Crick, to whose mind it had apparently never occurred that milk was good as a beverage.

她喝了一点儿牛奶，当作临时的点心——牛奶场的老板克里克大吃一惊，说实在的，还有点儿瞧不起——显然他从来没有想到牛奶还是一种上好的饮料。

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