It's the pursuit of fame, the noble pursuit of fame, that spurs us to scorn delights and to live laborious days.

是对名望的追求，这高尚的追求，迫使我们批判享乐，艰苦度日。

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Jefferson:"Northerners are cool, sober, laborious, persevering, independent, jealous of their own liberties, chicaning, superstitious, and hypocritical in their religion."

杰斐逊说,"北方人冷静,稳重,勤劳,坚毅,独立,珍惜自身的自由,奸诈,迷信,还假装是虔诚宗教信徒"

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Milton has just been lamenting the fact that the laborious days of the poet might not result in a sudden blaze of fame.

弥尔顿正在为寂寂无名的诗人的,艰苦的生活而悲叹。

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