There is a saying that goes, "A soul without a high aim is as a ship without a rudder".

俗话说：“心无远大志，犹如船无舵”。

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It goes without saying that we should help a comrade in difficulty.

同志有困难当然要帮助。

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It goes without saying that adversity is the touchstone of man-the harder the situation is, the more clearly a man's strength is seen.

很显然，不幸是人们成功与否的试金石，一个人的力量只有遭遇困境时才能被激发出来。

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Given that Tim Yeo is a highly honourable man it goes without saying that of course his personal financial interests are completely divorced from his activities as a legislator.

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In a section on energy, he says: "It goes without saying that a secure and affordable supply of energy is essential to everything we do, " adding that "the Severn Barrage offers the possibility of both a long term source of energy and extraordinary economic regeneration".

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It goes without saying that a joke that needs to be explained is a lousy joke.

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