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Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.

很多人陷入爱情是为了寻找一个遁世的避难所。 在这个避难所里，当他们不值得爱慕的时候，依然有人爱慕他们，当他们不值得赞扬的时候，依然有人赞扬他们。

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Seemingly there are no clear standards and no one monitors it closely. Not to be extravagant isn't praiseworthy, whereas to be extravagant isn't shameful either.

似乎没有明确标准，也少有人监督，不奢侈不光荣，奢侈也不可耻。

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And let it however be put on the record that most of the newspapers were very praiseworthy of Gordon Brown and his Cabinet as being a Cabinet of great competence in Gordon's handling and say Jacqui Smith's handling of the terrorist outrage that took place almost immediately after he'd become prime minister.

BBC: Jack Straw MP. photo courtesy Jeff Overs