Moderation is therefore the very soul of this government; a moderation, I mean, founded on virtue, not that which proceeds from indolence and pusillanimity.

因此， 节制 是贵族政治的灵魂。我所指的是那种建立在品德基础之上的节制，而并非那来自怯懦和精神上的怠惰的节制。

If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest.

倘若我们于怯懦，那么要想现在退出的话已经太迟了。

But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably, with purpose or in drift.

但是在这些法选择之中，我们的确可以选择自己的生活方式：是勇还是胆小怯懦，是光明磊落还是厚颜耻，是目标坚定还是随波逐流。

It can be immensely hard not to think that those who offer us love are in some ways weak, mistaken, needy, craven or just defective.

我们容易认为给予我们爱的人是软弱的、黏人的、怯懦的、搞错状况或纯粹感情度丰沛。

But I didn't do it. Why? Because I was too cowardly.

但是我没有说。为什么呢? 因为我太怯懦。

We do not admire the man of timid peace.

我们不欣赏那种怯懦安逸的人。

Save us some time, and don't — The next is cowardice.

节省我们的时间，不要——其次是怯懦。

I was shy, and I spent most of my time...

我那时很怯懦 大多时间我都是。

The monarch, king Philippe, called the attacks a cowardly and odious assault.

就此次袭击事件，菲利普国王称其为怯懦，可憎之行径。

I'm lazy, I'm cowardly, and...and I do not know what I'm doing.

我懒惰，怯懦，我不知道自己在做什么。

At last a coward struck Oliver from behind with his spear.

最后，一个怯懦的士兵用长矛从背后刺向奥利弗。

In an example of just utter, craven cowardice refused to publish the book.

这些怯懦的胆小鬼们拒绝出版此书。

I don't think she had caught the name of the bank, and in my nervous cowardice I was anxious that she should not; and so I began admiring the yellow-spotted lilac gown that I had been utterly condemning only a minute before.

我觉得她没有听清银行的名字，而我出于紧张和怯懦，也希望她没听清；于是我开始夸赞那件黄点丁香紫长袍，而就在一分钟前，我还在狠狠地批判它。

The bards sang of the brave deeds of their ancestors and praised the accomplishments of warrior kings — and composed biting satires about cowardly or selfish leaders.

吟游诗人会歌颂祖先们的英勇事迹，赞颂战士国王的光辉伟业——也会谱写辛辣的讽刺诗，讥诮怯懦或自私的首领。

For a minute a wild desire to run away possessed her, but that was cowardly, and the girls would laugh at her, so she resolved to stay and get out of the scrape as she could.

一时间，她只想逃走；但那是怯懦的，姐妹们会嘲笑她，因此她下决心待下去，尽力摆脱困境。

I saw her eyes flash with indignation, and this time it was I who dropped mine, while I felt my face flushing under her gaze. It was cowardly, but what else could I do?

我看见她的眼里闪出愤怒的光，这回垂下眼睑的是我。 我觉得自己的脸在她的注视之下红了起来。 这是怯懦，但是别的我能怎么办？

What Melanie said was no more than Scarlett had been thinking but hearing it put into words infuriated her, shamed her as if her secret cowardice was written plainly in her face.

其实媚兰说的也就是思嘉一直想着的事，可是思嘉听见她说出来反而恼羞成怒了，仿佛她内心的怯懦已明明白白地流露在脸上，被媚兰看透了似的。

" There you are again! " said Miraz, now thoroughly angry. " Are you trying, to make it appear that I am as great a coward as your Lordship? "

“你又来了！”这时，弥若兹已完全被激怒了，“你是不是想让我表现出与你同样的怯懦？”

Most of the time, the current state of things arouses them to intense disappointment and anger as they consider the injustices, prevarications, compromises, and timidity of the powerful.

可大多数时候，现状通常 会让他们相当地失望和愤怒：因为他们认为有权有势的 会不公、会推诿妥协还有怯懦。

" Ah, but it is cowardly, cowardly" ! I cried. " You have all the advantage" .

" 啊，可这是怯懦，怯懦！" 我叫道，" 你占了所有的优势。"