My father is a pillar of the community.

我父亲是社区的顶梁柱。

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The revelation that Bernard Madoff - brilliant investor (or so almost everyone thought), philanthropist, pillar of the community - was a phony has shocked the world, and understandably so.

伯纳德·马多夫事件的败露—这位精明的投资者(几乎所有人都这么认为)，人们敬仰的慈善家，社会的顶梁柱原来是披着羊皮的狼—震惊了全世界，当然，这是可以理解的。

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The 70-year-old Mr. Madoff wasn't some dot-com upstart but a pillar of the community and philanthropist.

WSJ: Madoff and Markets

Which is a pretty poor showing for such a pillar of the community, such a poster child for responsible capitalism.

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Local officials say it's a pillar of the shoreline community's tourist industry, drawing customers to restaurants, motels and gift shops.

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