在这个有权力有名气的大会面前,这位出身低微的改革家似乎胆怯而困窘了。
In the presence of that powerful and titled assembly the lowly born Reformer seemed awed and embarrassed.
人尽管有着他所有的高贵品质…但仍在其身上有出身低微的抹不掉的烙印(查尔斯·达尔文)。
Man with all his noble qualities. still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin Charles Darwin.
人们当然感觉得到出身在多大程度上决定命运:那些出身低微的成功人士受到仰慕,因为白手起家的故事太罕见了。
Of course people sense how far birth still determines fate: those who make it from humble beginnings are admired because rags to riches stories are so rare.
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