It was merely a question of "good form, " the conceit of a superior breeding, the duty not to give oneself away.
这不过是“高尚体统”的问题，一种优越教养的自负，尽到不使自己感情流露的责任而已。To prevent himself from crying, he took a step backwards into the hallway and closed the door.
为了不使自己哭出来，他倒退到走廊里，关上了门。His policy was therefore to see that his enemies did not unite.
他的政策就是不使他的敌人团结起来。If dairies did not homogenize milk, the cream would be concentrated at the top instead of being evenly distributed.
假如制奶场不使牛奶均质，那么乳酪将浓缩在顶端而不会均匀的分布。Indeed some designers in the U. S. are trying to distance themselves from the p-word.
事实上，一些美国设计师正努力不使自己的产品与睡衣这个词沾上边。He had been walking in circles for what seemed to be hours, fighting the pains, using all of his focus so that he would not scream in agony.
他似乎已经绕着圈儿走了好长时间了，与阵痛对抗着，集中所有的精力不使自己因为痛苦尖叫出来。"One main problem is the abrasion factor, " he said. "You have to toughen up the skin on the bottom of your feet. "
“一个主要问题是磨损因素，”他说，“你不得不使自己足底的皮肤变得更坚硬。”There was a little ache in her fancy of all he described. Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her.
她想象着他所描绘的一切，心里不禁有些刺痛。都市是如此壮观伟大，而她却如此渺小，这不能不使她产生出感慨。The idea is to come out with vague and noble sentiments with which no one can disagree, but which do not commit anyone to specific action.
他们的理念就是想出模糊、高尚、没有人能反对的观点，但又不使任何人承诺采取任何特定的措施。