exhibits a sort of lofty detachment to the more or less petty things that weigh most of us down.

这类人展现了一种,对琐碎事物的崇高超脱,让我们大多数人无地自容。

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Such a sight should send a thrill of horror through the nerves of civilization and impel the heart of humanity to lofty deeds.

如此场景,撼动着人类的文明,鞭笞着人们追求高尚的心灵

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Being a rock star is about as lofty a goal as you can get.

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She allows her hair to be teased into a lofty blond arc, a sort of cotton-candy diadem, and her speech, with training, gets heavier and slower, the emphasis landing on selected, morally significant syllables like a hammer hitting an anvil.

NEWYORKER: The Iron Lady

Though this document is less a declaration of lofty ideals than a manual on how to run a federation, it is not easy to change.

ECONOMIST: A distinct society, perhaps becoming less so