Being learned in some branch of human knowledge is one thing; living in "public and illustrious thoughts," as Emerson would say, is something else.

在人类知识的某个分支中被研究是一回事；如爱默生所说，生活在“公众的和杰出的思想中”是另一回事。

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If there was one thing she prided herself on, it was being open and aboveboard.

如果她对自己有一事而自豪，那就是她的公开及光明正大。

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If you are being bullied again and again, there's one "Most Important Thing" you should do: Talk to an adult.

如果你一次又一次被欺负，有一件你应该做的“最重要的事情”：跟大人谈谈。

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His name was never in the papers. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him.

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Is it just a representation of an imaginative and desireful economy, or is there some other thing being produced here?

是仅仅代表了虚构的渴望的经济，还是有些别的什么在这儿？

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Most athletes would say the same thing, "I'm just being myself, doing what feels natural and just enjoying it."

很多运动员都会说一样的话，做回自我，顺其自然,享受比赛“

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Being intellectual and analytical is not the same thing as being cold and mean.

ECONOMIST: Diana

And probably commerce and being successful and winning Grammys was about the furthest possible thing from their minds, I can tell you that.

NPR: Los Lobos In Concert

And as the thing started clearing and the debris being washed away and the water quality getting better, they probably headed towards the beach, and that's where they found us.

NPR: Missing Dolphins Return to Gulf Coast