In a letter to his son Humayun, he complains about the obscurity of the young man's vocabulary: "in future write without elaboration; use plain, clear words."

在给他的儿子胡马云的信中，他抱怨年轻人的话很费解：“将来写作时无需花哨，要用平实、清晰的字眼。”

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"In the highlands, in the country places, / Where the old plain men have rosy faces, / And the young fair maidens/Quiet eyes" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

“在高原，在乡村/简朴老人的泛红的脸，/年轻美丽的少女们，/恬静的双眼” （罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森）

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In the film, a plain young girl was transformed into a star.

在电影里，一名普通的女孩儿摇身一变成了明星。

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The play, written by the husband and wife team Ruth and Augustus Goetz, tells of a plain young woman whose stern father suspects her latest suitor of wooing her for her inheritance.

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Two men who knew Capt O'Neill well were Sir Ken Bloomfield, the deputy cabinet secretary, and Lord Kilclooney, who as plain John Taylor became the young Unionist MP at Stormont in 1965.

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Campaigners say it will help discourage young people from taking up smoking, but tobacco companies have said plain packs could easily be illicitly copied and the move could lead to job losses.

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