As I wrote earlier, the idea of the "self-made person" is at odds with its moral connotations.

正如我以前写过的，“自力更生”的理念与它的道德含义不一致。

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It made her think that it was curious how much nicer a person looked when he smiled.

这使她觉得不同寻常的是，一个人笑起来会显得有多么更加和蔼。

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Show me the person in the room who has made a lot of mistakes, and I'll show you the person who has probably learned a lot.

如果你能告诉我房间里哪个人犯了很多错误，我就能告诉你哪个人可能学到了很多东西。

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"Rejection has always made me into a person that does not want to be seen anywhere, except when I'm all made up and go out as Eartha Kitt.

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of the story of a self-made person.

靠自己奋斗而成功的人的对立面。

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This is the opposite of a self-made person.

这不是一个仅仅靠自我奋斗而成功的人。

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Panetta told me that when Clinton talked to a person, he made that person feel like the most important person in the room.

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We knew what made a person healthy: sleeping with the windows open and drinking three glasses of whole milk a day.

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And there was no indication who was running it, who would be doing the work, and what made that person qualified to offer an opinion.

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