【名言警句-道德篇】-1

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher)
人都会犯错误，在许多情况下，大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲学家 洛克.J.)

Character is what you are in the dark. (D. L Moody¹. USA churchman)
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格。(美国教士 穆迪.D.L)

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues² mount. (Clare Boothe Luce, RSA dramatist)
勇气是一架梯子，其他美德全靠它爬上去。(美国剧作家 卢斯.C.B.)

Despite all the life danger, with one selfless act from one common person, someone is saved, A hero is made. (Norman Stephens, USA writer)
不管一切危险，由于一个普通人的无私行动，有人得救了，英雄就应运而生。(美国作家 斯蒂芬斯.N.)

Distrust can be contagious³. But, so can trust. (Robbins Stacia, British writer)
不信任有传染性。但是信任也如此。(英国作家 斯达卡.R.)

Fame is the chastisement⁴ of meit and the punishment of talent. (Nicolas Chamfort, French writer)
盛名殊誉是德才之忌。(法国作家 尚福尔.N.)

God was constructed out of mankind's need for hope, for purpose, for meaning:an invisible protector and conscientious⁵ father. (Howards Mel. USA　　 writer)
人类出于对希望、目标意义的需要而造出了神：一位冥冥之中的保护者和尽责的养育者。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer. (William Black, British poet)
行善总是具体的、特定的；抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。(英国诗人 布莱克.W.)

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral⁶ is what you feel bad after. (Ernest Hemingway, USA writer)
我只知道所谓道德是指你事后觉得好的东西，所谓不道德是指你事后觉得不好的东西。(美国作家 海明威.E.)

If you would convince others ,you seem open to conviction yourself. (Philip Dormer Chesterfield, British statesman)
要说服别人，先得说服自己。(英国政治家 切斯特菲尔德.P.D.)

If your morals make you dreary⁷. depend upon it, they are wrong. (Robert Louis Stevenson, British novelist)
如果你的品行使你郁郁寡欢，那么，这些品行无疑是错误的。(英国小说家 斯蒂文森.R.L.)

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical⁸ or should be regarded as merely cowardly. (Magaret Mead⁹, USA humanist)
一个有待解决的问题是：基于是害怕无休止的惩罚而产生的行为是被视作有道德的呢，还是应该被视作懦弱的？(美国人文学家 米德.M.)

It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way. (John Morley, British statesman)
人不仅要做好事，更要以正确的方式做好事。(英国政治家 莫利.J.)

Lying disguises our mortality, our inadequacies, our fears and anxieties, our loneliness in the midst of the crowd. We yearn¹⁰ for the comfort of familiar lies to create a more amenable¹¹ reality. (Howards Mel, USAwriter)
说谎掩盖了人死的必然性、缺陷、恐惧、焦虑和在熙熙攘攘的人群中所感到的孤独。耳熟能详的谎言会创造一个较易应付的现实。 人渴望从这些谎言中得到安慰。(美国作家 梅尔.H.)

1 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

2 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

3 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

4 chastisement   

n.惩罚

参考例句：

• You cannot but know that we live in a period of chastisement and ruin. 你们必须认识到我们生活在一个灾难深重、面临毁灭的时代。 来自辞典例句
• I think the chastisement to him is too critical. 我认为对他的惩罚太严厉了。 来自互联网

5 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

6 immoral   

adj.不道德的，淫荡的，荒淫的，有伤风化的

参考例句：

• She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
• It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。

7 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

8 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

9 mead   

n.蜂蜜酒

参考例句：

• He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
• He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。

10 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

11 amenable   

adj.经得起检验的；顺从的；对负有义务的

参考例句：

• His scientific discoveries are amenable to the laws of physics.他在科学上的发现经得起物理定律的检验。
• He is amenable to counsel.他这人听劝。