The most important thing about cotton in history is the part that it played in the Industrial Revolution.
棉花在历史上最重要的意义是它在工业革命中所起的作用。
Soupios says that it is based on Plato's observation that the unexamined life is not worth living.
苏皮奥斯说，这是基于柏拉图的观察，即未经审视的生活是不值得过的。
The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members.
文明社会的特征是它关心最弱势群体。
I really believe that it is possible to both improve customer satisfaction and reduce costs.
我确实认为既可以提高客户满意度，又可以降低成本。
Britain has announced that it is to cancel about 200 million pounds' worth of debts owed to it by poorer Commonwealth countries.
英国宣布将免除英联邦内较为贫穷的国家欠下的约2亿英镑债务。
Physical activity does the body good, and there's growing evidence that it helps the brain too.
体育活动对身体有好处，而且越来越多的证据表明，它对大脑也有益。
The biggest benefit of being a captain is that it teaches me to be responsible and set an example for lower grade students.
作为一个队长最大的好处是它教会我要负责任，并为低年级学生树立榜样。
I would be an ungrateful wretch if I didn't tell you at least once that it was you who brought some meaning back into my life.
如果我一次也不跟您说：是您给我的生命带来了新的意义，那我可就是个忘恩负义的坏蛋了。
In 1815 he published the first modern geological map, "A Map of the Strata of England and Wales with a Part of Scotland", a map so meticulously researched that it can still be used today.
1815年，他出版了第一张现代地质学地图——《英格兰、威尔士及部分苏格兰地区地层地图》，这张地质地图绘制得非常精确，直到现在仍有参考价值。
In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.
该制片厂吹嘘，它在鼎盛时期拥有的明星比天上的星星还多。
Every morning, when she puts on her new scarf, she feels so happy that it seems the whole day is full of hope.
每天早上，当她戴上新围巾的时候，她都很开心，似乎这一整天都充满了希望。
If we value something not as a means to something else, but for its own sake, let us say that it has "intrinsic value".
如果我们重视某物不是因为把它看作达成其他目标的手段，而是因为它本身，我们就说它有“内在价值”。
A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond.
一个年轻人看到日落，由于无法理解和表达日落在他心中唤起的激情，便得出结论：落日处想必是通往遥远世界的大门。
Lima is such an amazing city that it is worth a visit.
利马是一座令人惊艳的城市，值得一游。
Another great advantage of wind power is that it is a clean form of energy.
风能的另一个巨大优势是，它是一种清洁能源。
Everyone was so friendly and like-minded that it was very easy to feel at home.
每个人都如此友好、志趣相投，以至于很容易有家的感觉。
Most parents think that it is the happiest thing to spend time with their children.
大多数父母认为，和孩子在一起是最快乐的事。
On April 1 China announced that it would build the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province.
4月1日，中国宣布将在河北省建设雄安新区。
In the street, there was such a racket, such shouting, such blowing of trumpets, that it was deafening.
街上的喧闹声、呐喊声、喇叭声，震耳欲聋。
How many of us go through life like the elephants—believing that it was beyond our ability to do something only because we failed once or some times before?
我们中有多少人过着像大象一样的生活——仅仅因为之前失败过一次或几次，就认为自己的能力无法完成某件事？
If there is any advice to give on making and keeping friendships with foreigners, I would say that it is this: Treat foreigners as people, not opportunities.
如果要对与外国人建立和保持友谊提点建议的话，我想说的是：把外国人当作人，而不是机会。
Harris said that it was simply part of his job, "When I joined the army, I made a promise to protect the people, which also means protecting the dreams of a child."
哈里斯说，这只是他工作的一部分，“当我加入军队时，我承诺要保护人民，这也意味着要保护一个孩子的梦想。”
The late Richard Hackman of Harvard University once argued, "I have no question that when you have a team, the possibility exists that it will generate magic, producing something extraordinary."
哈佛大学已故的理查德·哈克曼曾经说过，“我坚信，团队的确可能具有创造非凡事物的魔力。”
The scenery is so fantastic that it seems as if you are in a fairyland.
这景色美的仿佛置身于仙境。
There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer
六月蔚蓝的天空总使人遥想一个更加蔚蓝的苍穹；
Not that learning is to be despised, but that it must be allied to goodness.
不是说可以轻视学识，而是学识必须与美德结为盟友。
I've been following their story and was happy to hear that it all went well.
我一直很关注他们的故事，并且很开心知道他们一切顺利。
With the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
我们期待，它能成为全世界欢乐和灵感的源泉。
Plato long ago pointed out that it is not enough just to believe what is true.
很久以前，柏拉图就指出，仅仅相信真理是不够的。
Plato long ago pointed out that it is not enough just to believe what is true.
很久以前，柏拉图就指出，仅仅相信真理是不够的。
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