Friends are transient whereas family are lasting-that is the tenet, as I know, guiding the behaviour of many people.

朋友是暂时的，家庭是永久的。在好些人的行为里我发见了这个信条。

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His achievement lies in not just a transient flash in the pan but more in an out-lasting survival fitting.

其成就并不是争一时之强，而是要做长久适者。

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