I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.

“先生，我向你保证，这决没有冒充风雅，故意作弄一位有面子的绅士。

A few rubies retreated into the upper bulb, leaving a respectable amount below nevertheless.

几个红宝石又飞回到上面的圆球里，尽管这样，余下的数目还是相当可观的。

Today's story is set in 19th century London and tells the story of the respectable gentleman who has a curious relationship with a violent and detestable man.

今天的故事发生在19世纪的伦敦，讲述了一个可敬的绅士和一个残暴可憎的男人之间怪异的关系。

In his latest book, “Subliminal”, Leonard Mlodinow, a theoretical physicist who has been developing a nice sideline in popular science writing, shows how the idea of the unconscious has become respectable again over the past couple of decades.

理论物理学家伦纳德？蒙洛迪诺兼职科普写作，一直写得很好。在自己的最新著作《潜意识》一书中，他论证了过去几十年来潜意识的概念如何再度受到人们的尊敬。

Marine Le Pen is bent on making her party respectable and finds her father's continually provocative interventions before the press to be in a growing hindrance.

马·勒庞决心要让该党受人尊敬，她发现父亲在媒体前不断的挑衅性行为成了该党发展的阻碍。

Astronomy was the most important discipline, but astrology was respectable too, and it shaded into magic.

天文学是最重要的学科，但占星术也同样受人推崇，它渐渐演变成了魔法。

But for now the hobby is almost respectable.

但是直至现在，这种爱好仍然受到人们的尊敬。

The quarter was not fashionable; it was not even respectable.

这不是有钱人居住的地区，甚至不是一个体面的地方。

A respectable company would never randomly reach out to you and offer you a job without providing information about the position or going through the regular hiring process.

一个有名望的公司绝对不可能在不提供职位信息或不经过正程序的情况下，随便找个人并给他一份工作。

The complementary reds and greens combine garishly a billiard table replaces the respectable piece of furniture in the family kitchen: a passion for gaming has sapped these people’s strength, and also their ability to connect with one another.

沉迷于游戏已经削弱了这些人的体力， 以及与他人沟通的能力。

Can authority be more amiable and respectable when it descends from accidents or institutions established in remote antiquity than when it springs fresh from the hearts and judgments of an honest and enlightened people?

难道它们不就是一些装饰品吗？难道因运而生或通过远古制度而继承的权力，会比诚实而卓识的人民按自己的意愿和判断而产生的权力更可亲可敬吗？

Now, the chances are you’re a fun, solid, respectable human being. Don’t be a pillock.

那你就可能成为风趣靠谱、令人尊敬的人了。别做傻子！

Throughout even the most respectable of neighborhoods you can hear the sound of scandal.

即使在这个备受尊敬的社区你还是能够听到丑闻。

In the passage of time, we have seen and experienced a resilient and dynamic China, a country with its amicable and respectable people, a country developing rapidly with each passing day, and a country making continual progress in all its undertakings.

在飞逝的时光里，我们看到的、感悟到的中国，是一个坚韧不拔、欣欣向荣的中国。这里有可亲可敬的人民，有日新月异的发展，有赓续传承的事业。

You want the people who look after your money to appear sober and respectable.

你希望那些帮你打理资金的人看起来冷静且受人尊敬。

First of all it's still not bright enough-you have to remember how respectable sunlight is.

“首先，手机屏幕依然不够亮，你要记住阳光有多强烈。”

Strange company for a respectable man like a postmaster to keep.

这种奇怪的朋友 不像是德高望重的邮局局长会结交的。

But the expedition succeeded in finding and mapping a respectable 14 miles of new passages.

但探险队还是成功发现并绘制出了足足14英里长的新通道的线路图。

The assumption was they'd get a respectable painting. What they got was this.

他们想当然的以为会得到一幅值得尊敬的作品，可他们得到的是这个。

Their parents were respectable farmers, content with their station.

他们的父母是清白人家的农民，对自己的地位没什么不满。