His last job was as a member of the European Parliament, a distinguished and passionate member of an often undistinguished institution.
盖雷梅克的最后一份职务是作为欧洲议会的一名成员，在这个普通的机构中他却是位声名显赫、富有激情的成员。Although I come from an old and famous family, my name is a very everyday one. It could belong to any unimportant workman.
尽管我出身于声名显赫的古老世家，但我的名字却是个大路货，它可以归任何一个微不足道的劳动者所有。The Krayt's Honor has the distinction of being one of the better known Gozanti cruisers in service due to its unusual alliances and enemies.
克雷特的荣耀成为现役的哥赞提巡洋舰中较为声名显赫的一艘，是得益于她不同寻常的盟友和敌人。Eventually she became so famous that she was invited abroad and received many honours from foreign universities and monarchs.
最终她声名显赫，应邀出国并受到外国大学和国王授予的荣誉。Twenty-two friends of high public mark, twenty-one living and one dead, it had lopped the heads off, in one morning, in as many minutes.
二十二个声名显赫的朋友，二十一个活的，一个死的，它在一个早上把他们全砍掉了脑袋，只费掉了二十一分钟。WAY back in 1999, a badge of geek pride was to run a new screensaver program called SETI@home.
话说1999年，一位声名显赫的古怪人士打算运行一个叫做SETI@home的电脑屏幕保护程序。The simplicity of the typewriter is alluring to writers who may be overwhelmed (or underwhelmed) by increasingly elaborate technology.
随着技术的日益进步，打字机的操作简单吸引了许多作家（声名显赫者与名不见经传者兼而有之。）Many felt that a black man of such esteem should be more outspoken, but Ellington often chose to remain quiet on the issue.
很多人认为，像他这样一个声名显赫的黑人音乐家，应当比其他人更敢于直言不讳，但在黑人运动问题上，艾灵顿多数时候选择了沉默。Jamie: Take a broken girl, treat her like a famous princess, tell her something true when all she's known are lies.
杰米：收留一个身心破碎的女孩，就要像对待一位声名显赫的公主一样对待她，当她所知道的一切都是谎言时对她说些真话。