It's not only because walls have ears but also because it's not a virtue that we should never speaks ill of others behind their backs.
不仅是因为隔墙有耳，还因为这不是一种美德，所以我们才绝应该不在背后说他人坏话。
So, you mustthink of them, not as distinguished people who have some clout in their ownperson, but ordinary people who only achieve what clout they're going to haveby virtue of being chosen as ephors.
因此，你也肯定认为他们不像卓越的人一样在自己的人们中间有强大的影响力，但是普通人只要能够达到可以被选为监督官的道德水准就可以了。
Even at present, to be sure, there are some like this preacher of virtue, and not always so honourable: but their time is past.
即使在当前，肯定也有不少这样的德行导师，不过不总是这样直白：可是他们不时兴了。
Whatever document you put into a shredder will be shredded, not by virtue of what the document says but by virtue of what a shredder does.
无论什么文件，你放到碎纸机里都会被粉碎，这不是依靠文件所说的而是依靠碎纸机的作用。
A chihuahua is a dog, but a tall chihuahua is not a tall dog; "tall" changes meaning by virtue of the word next to it.
一条吉娃娃是一条狗，但是一条高的吉娃娃不是高的狗。“高”在不同的词前面会有不懂的意思。
Precision is a great translatorial virtue, but we often look for precision in nouns and verbs, whereas as often as not, precision lies in adjectives and adverbs.
准确性，是一个译者最好的美德。但是，我们往往追求名词和动词方面的准确性，而准确性却往往是在于形容词和副词。
He judged the strategies of the civil rights movement not only by their intrinsic moral virtue, but also by their effectiveness in ending discrimination against black people.
他对民权运动战略的评判不仅基于其内在的道德价值，还基于这些行动对结束歧视黑人的现象是否有效。
Now I had said some arguments are deductively valid but not in virtue of their form.
我说过一些论点是演绎有效的，但是不是它们的形式。
The result will be a little dense for some, but it is delightfully geeky and has the virtue of being right more often than not.
其结果对于一些人来说会有点晦涩难懂，但其专业性古怪得讨人喜欢，而且优点是往往是正确的。
Terry Pratchett's Discworld might not have the gravitas of other fantasy works, but it makes our list by virtue of being pure fun.
特里。布莱切特的《碟形世界》也许不像其他奇幻作品那么严肃，它能够上榜正式因为其纯粹的好玩儿。
It is a virtue and a quality, but above all, tolerance is an act - the act of reaching out to others and seeing differences not as barriers, but as invitations for dialogue and understanding.
宽容是一种美德和品质，但最重要的是，宽容是一种行动——向他人伸出联络之手的行动，不将差异视作障碍，而是一种邀请，借以实现对话和了解。
Aristotle defines happiness not as maximizing the balance of pleasure over pain but as an activity, an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.
亚里士多德把幸福定义为“不是最大程度的让快乐超过痛苦，而是作为一种活动，一种与美德相一致的、灵魂的活动。”
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
勇气不只是一个德行，它是每一个德行在受严谨考验时刻所呈现的形式。
Poems of that writer are abundance of not only truth but also virtue.
那位作家的诗歌不仅有大量的真理而且也有大量的美德。
It is a national trait, and they view it not as a weakness but as a virtue.
那是一种民族特性，他们认为，那是种美德而不是弱点。
Who can say, but not tolerant is a virtue, then?
但又能有谁会说宽容大度不也是一种美德呢？
But nowadays, the virtue seems no longer exist, for many people dare not offer help to those in need, for fear of getting into trouble.
但是今天，这种美德似乎不复存在了，因为害怕卷入麻烦之中，很多人都不敢帮助那些需要帮助的人。
Modesty is not only an ornament, but a guard of virtue.
谦虚不仅是一种装饰品，也是美德的护卫。
You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue.
你务必知道忍耐不是弱而是一种美德。
And order means also not only virtue but love.
秩序不仅意味着美德，也意味着爱。
It was not because I had a strong sense of the virtue of industry, but because Joe had a strong sense of the virtue of industry, that I worked with tolerable zeal against the grain.
我决没有勤劳这一健康的美德观念，应当说是乔的美德观念影响了我，所以我才在工作时具有说得过去的热情，没有任性。
Honor is a virtue, but it is not instinctive.
孝敬是一种美德，但它不是本能。
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. -joseph Addison, British writer.
谦虚不仅可以增添光彩，而且可以维护美德。—约瑟夫·艾迪生，英国作家。
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
人的品德不能看他一时格外卖力，而要看他的日常行为。
Steven: but what? Just remember that thrift is not only a great virtue, but also a great revenue.
史蒂文：可是什么？记住，节俭不仅是一大美德，而且是一大财源。
Steven: but what? Just remember that thrift is not only a great virtue, but also a great revenue.
史蒂文：可是什么？记住，节俭不仅是一大美德，而且是一大财源。
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