One thing the Romans did better than the Greeks was patron-client structure.
有一样东西罗马人比希腊人做得更极致,即庇护关系。
The marquis is a great patron of art.
这位侯爵是艺术的大恩主。
He became more and more the patron of all the people.
他成了所有人民的庇护者。
As patron of our charity, he is very generous with his time.
作为我们慈善机构的赞助人,他付出了很多时间。
Each day of the year has at least one patron saint associated with it.
一年里的每一天都至少有一位对应的圣徒守护神。
I have found out who my patron is.
我已经明白了我的恩主究竟是谁。
Your patron has never been happier to see you.
接受你帮助的人,见到你从来没有这样高兴过。
You remember what I told you about a patron saint?
你还记得我跟你讲过的守护神吧?
But mostly she chose to flatter her current patron.
但是,她大多数会选择对当前的主顾奉承。
Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
我固然不曾指望这样的礼遇,因为我从未有过一位赞助人。
It is an envoy of green forest and a patron saint of the human health.
绿色森林的使者,人类健康的保护神。
We hope that a patron will purchase this and offer it to an important museum.
我们希望一个赞助人买下它、并把它捐给一个重要的博物馆。
She was also the patron goddess of Athens who built the Parthenon in her honor.
她也是雅典人的守护神,为了纪念她,雅典人建造了帕特农神庙。
She was also the patron goddess of Athens who built the Parthenon in her honor.
她也是雅典人的守护神,为了纪念她,雅典人建造了帕特农神庙。
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