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If your parents were worried about a serious problem that had nothing to do with you directly, would you want them to tell you about it or would you rather not know?

如果你父母正为一件事发愁但这事跟你却没有直接关系，你希望他们告诉你还是情愿不知道呢？

He had asked me to come so late, though I would have rather been abed, but he said it was something that would not wait.

他和我约见的时间很晚，虽然我想我宁可躺在床上，可他说这件事不能耽搁。

Remember there was ever the instruction to those peoples that were to hold to that that would bring for the spiritual forces, rather than the abuses of the abilities - as those with familiar spirits, as those that spoke to or partook of the divinations of those that had passed from the earth's plane, or those that partook of the animal magnetism - that came from the universal consciousness of animal matter as passed into its experience, in its interchange through those periods of integration and disintegration - and the spirit forces possessing those that would lay themselves open to such conditions, for these are as real as physical bodies if the attunements of the entity are such that it may vision them!

记住曾经给致力于精神力量修持的那些人们指导介绍过，而不是滥用各种能力-就像熟悉精神的那些人一样，就像宣讲真相的那些人或者共同分享已经传递到地球平面的预言的那些人一样，或共同参与动物磁性说的那些人一样-来自已经传递了它的经验的动物物质的宇宙意识，通过集成和崩溃的那些周期的交换-并且精神力量支配那些将自己置于心灵开放条件下的人，因为这些精神力量就跟物质身体一样真实，如果实体是协调一致的话可以显现看见精神力量！

Condemned it as complete unworkable and the Lord chief Justice said 'Rather than take part in such a performance as that I would resign the office I hold, for I think it would be destructive of everything in British law'; ibid.

首席法官说："我宁愿辞去现职，也不愿参与这样一项表演，因为我认为它将毁掉英国法中的一切。"

As a choirboy, Herbert would sit enthralled at the curate's sermons which would be full of tales of Arctic adventure rather than the more conventional biblical stories.

作为唱诗班的孩子，赫伯特着迷地听着牧师的布道，布道中充满了极地探险故事，而不是较为传统的圣经故事。

I observ'd, that the two who swam, were yet more than twice as long swimming over the Creek, as the Fellow was, that fled from them: It came now very warmly upon my Thoughts, and indeed irresistibly, that now was my Time to get me a Servant, and perhaps a Companion, or Assistant; and that I was call'd plainly by Providence to save this poor Creature's Life; I immediately run down the Ladders with all possible Expedition, fetches my two Guns, for they were both but at the Foot of the Ladders, as I observ'd above; and getting up again, with the same haste, to the Top of the Hill, I cross'd toward the Sea; and having a very short Cut, and all down Hill, clapp'd my self in the way, between the Pursuers, and the Pursu'd; hallowing aloud to him that fled, who looking back, was at first perhaps as much frighted at me, as at them; but I beckon'd with my Hand to him, to come back; and in the mean time, I slowly advanc'd towards the two that follow'd; then rushing at once upon the foremost, I knock'd him down with the Stock of my Piece I was loath to fire, because 1 would not have the rest hear; though at that distance, it would not have been easily heard, and being out of Sight of the Smoke too, they wou'd not have easily known what to make of it: Having knock'd this Fellow down, the other who pursu'd with him stopp'd, as if he had been frighted; and I advanc'd a-pace towards him; but as I came nearer, I perceiv'd presently, he had a Bow and Arrow, and was fitting it to shoot at me; so I was then necessitated to shoot at him first, which I did, and kill'd him at the first Shoot; the poor Savage who fled, but had stopp'd; though he saw both his Enemies fallen, and kill'd, as he thought; yet was so frighted with the Fire, and Noise of my Piece, that he stood Stock still, and neither came forward or went backward, tho' he seem'd rather enclin'd to fly still, than to come on; I hollow'd again to him, and made Signs to come forward, which he easily understood, and came a little way, then stopp'd again, and then a little further, and stopp'd again, and I cou'd then perceive that he stood trembling, as if he had been taken Prisoner, and had just been to be kill'd, as his two Enemies were; I beckon'd him again to come to me, and gave him all the Signs of Encouragement that I could think of, and he came nearer and nearer, kneeling down every Ten or Twelve steps in token of acknowledgement for my saving his Life: I smil'd at him, and look'd pleasantly, and beckon'd to him to come still nearer; at length he came close to me, and then he kneel'd down again, kiss'd the Ground, and laid his Head upon the Ground, and taking me by the Foot, set my Foot upon his Head; this it seems was in token of swearing to be my Slave for ever; I took him up, and made much of him, and encourag'd him all I could.

这时候，我脑子里突然产生一个强烈的、不可抗拒的欲望：我要找个仆人，现在正是时候；说不定我还能找到一个侣伴，一个帮手哩。这明明是上天召唤我救救这个可怜虫的命呢！我立即跑下梯子，拿起我的两支枪--前面我已提到，这两支枪就放在梯子脚下。然后，又迅速爬上梯子，翻过山顶，向海边跑去。我抄了一条近路，跑下山去，插身在追踪者和逃跑者之间。我向那逃跑的野人大声呼唤。他回头望了望，起初仿佛对我也很害怕，其程度不亚于害怕追赶他的野人。但我用手势召唤他过来，同时慢慢向后面追上来的两个野人迎上去。等他俩走近时，我一下子冲到前面的一个野人跟前，用枪杆子把他打倒在地。我不想开枪，怕枪声让其余的野人听见。其实距离这么远，枪声是很难听到的；即使隐隐约约听到了，他们也看不见硝烟，所以肯定会弄不清是怎么回事。第一个野人被我打倒之后，同他一起追来的那个野人就停住了脚步，仿佛吓住了。于是我又急步向他迎上去。当我快走近他时，见他手里拿起弓箭，准备拉弓向我放箭。我不得不先向他开枪，一枪就把他打死了。那逃跑的野人这时也停住了脚步。这可怜的家伙虽然亲眼见到他的两个敌人都已经倒下，并且在他看来已必死无疑，但却给我的枪声和火光吓坏了。他站在那里，呆若木鸡，既不进也不退，看样子他很想逃跑而不敢走近我。我向他大声招呼，做手势叫他过来。他明白了我的意思，向前走几步停停，又走几步又停停。这时，我看到他站在那里，混身发抖。他以为自己成了我的俘虏，也将像他的两个敌人那样被杀死。我又向他招招手，叫他靠近我，并做出种种手势叫他不要害怕。他这才慢慢向前走，每走一二十步便跪一下，好像是感谢我救了他的命。我向他微笑，作出和蔼可亲的样子，并一再用手招呼他，叫他再靠近一点。最后，他走到我跟前，再次跪下，吻着地面，又把头贴在地上，把我的一只脚放到他的头上，好像在宣誓愿终身做我的奴隶。我把他扶起来，对他十分和气，并千方百计叫他不要害怕。但事情还没有完。

Chinese customers would be so preoccupied with Hilton that the name of the Doubletree by Hilton, either in Chinese or English, would put them in mind of Hilton in the first place, according to John who thought it rather difficult to launch a new brand like this in China.

蒋伯乐先生认为在中国引进一个全新的品牌还是有一定的难度的，因为希尔顿的影响实在太广泛了，因此不论是酒店的中文名还是英文名，人们的第一印象总是希尔顿。

Rather than design our own fabrics in house, at this stage we are looking to find a mill or source that holds inventory of ready-made patterned fabric suitable for bed linen, We would be looking at around 1000 and maybe up to 3000 metres depending upon our needs - smaller amounts if fabric is to be used as a trim rather than base fabric; my earlier email outlined the types of fabrics we are looking for, mainly Toile's, Chinoiserie, Stripes even and variegated, Floral, Paisleys and Arabesques and Geometrics that co-ordinate with these designs.

而不是我们自己设计在内部面料，在这个阶段，我们希望找到一个工厂或来源保存库存现成的图案面料床适合亚麻，我们将看看，也许约1000至3000米不同根据我们的需要-如果织物较小数额是用来作为装饰，而比基布，我的以前的电子邮件概述了织物类型，我们是寻找的，主要是Toile的，情调，甚至和杂色条纹，花卉，Paisleys和阿拉贝斯克和几何图案的合作，这些协调设计。

And yet you are sure, as I am sure, that were the world confined to these hard-headed, hard-hearted, and hard-fisted methods exclusively, were there no one prompt to help a brother first, and find out afterwards whether he were worthy; no one willing to drown his private wrongs in pity for the wronger's person; no one ready to be duped many a time rather than live always on suspicion; no one glad to treat individuals passionately and impulsively rather than by general rules of prudence; the world would be an infinitely worse place than it is now to live in.

可是你也确信，如同我也确信，如果世界只剩下精明、冷酷而且吝啬的话，将没有人会急著对兄弟伸出援手，而不管是否值得为他们这麼做；也不会有人怜悯犯错的人而愿意抿除私怨；大家会只愿活在对人的猜忌中，而不会有人愿意屡屡受骗；也将不会有人充满热情对待别人而不先计算利害得失。这样的世界，一定会比现在坏上无数倍而不堪人居。

In childhood we have been taught that tramps are blackguards, and consequently there exists in our minds a sort of ideal or typical tramp—a repulsive, rather dangerous creature, who would die rather than work or wash, and wants nothing but to beg, drink, and rob hen-houses.

我们从小就得到教导，说流浪汉是无赖，因此在我们心目中，存在着一种想像的或者说典型的流浪汉——叫人厌恶、非常危险的一类人，他们宁可去死，也不愿干活或者洗澡，什么都不想干，只想乞讨、喝酒和偷鸡摸狗。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。