Patriot-spy Nathan Hale, as he was about to be hanged by the British, said: "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. "
爱国间谍内森•黑尔快要被英国人绞死之前同样说出了豪言壮语：“我遗憾的是我只有一次生命可以献给祖国。”Nationalistic rhetoric is often used to veil criticism of the authorities.
民族主义的豪言壮语，往往被用来掩盖对当局的批评。Pretty soon, we may even live up to the bragging motto I made up for our posters and Web site: 'Beijing's premier blues and jam band. '
不久之后，我们可能真的能实现我在海报和网站上放出的豪言壮语：“北京一流的蓝调和爵士乐队”。His words sound pessimistic, but they were brave words, spoken out of a heart fully devoted to Jesus Christ.
多马的话好像很悲观，然而，这句豪言壮语，却是这位完全效忠于耶稣基督的门徒的肺腑之言。During the first half of his tenure, it appeared as though Lumumba would deliver on many of his grand promises.
在他的前一半任期，卢蒙巴似乎愿意兑现他提出的许多豪言壮语。Hanging from her lips often a "rhetoric" - select the right path of their own, and then go down-to-earth.
她嘴上常挂着一句“豪言壮语”――选准自己的道路，然后脚踏实地的走下去。With these brave words in his mouth he dropped suddenly with arms and legs all weak.
这豪言壮语还没有完全说出口，他突然感到手足无力，软弱地弯下身子。In true folkloric tradition, the devil just so happens to be crouched behind the stove, and overhears Pakhom's prideful statement.
在真正的风俗传统中，魔鬼只会蜷缩在火炉的后面偷听Pakhom的豪言壮语。No fanfare; just an unlisted phone number and suite number on the door to protect anonymity.
没有搞什么豪言壮语，门上只有几个电话号码。