I never had heard of a clever saying of his.

我从没有听说过有关他聪明的说法。

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I heard a clever saying recently that said, “no thought lives in your head rent-free.” It’s kind of true, don’t you think?

我最近听到一句有智慧的名言：思想在脑中是需要地租的，这句话有些道理，是不是？

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Jack wasn't saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him as if he had done something very clever.

杰克什么也没说，但是老师对他笑了笑，好像他做了一件很聪明的事。

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For every simple idea I can envision, it goes without saying that clever lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and financial planners can probably think of 100 ways to utilize deductions, credits, preferences, exemptions, shelters, exclusions, and loopholes.

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It looks good and has some clever touches, like Barris saying goodbye to fellow CIA trainees Lee and Jack, shortly before the Kennedy assassination, but other than the star names it is unclear what would attract non-American audiences.

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So we should learn how to work and we should not swagger saying that we are clever enough.

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