I guess there is fame, and then there is merit, and even from the distance of time, it's not always easy to tell which is which.
我想，首先要有名气（fame），然后才有奖赏（merit），即便从悠久的时间来看，这两者也总是纠缠不清。Oliver was led away to be locked up, and a reward was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work.
奥利弗被带走，锁在一间屋子里。董事会宣布，谁把这孩子领去干活，谁就会得到奖赏。I've never gotten up to see something one of my kids wanted to show me and not been rewarded.
所以早上一起来我就看他们想让我看的东西，并且每次都给他们奖赏。He did not get an immediate reply but he was elevated to the rank of marquis, first class, a reward for his perceived loyalty to the Qing.
虽未得到立即答复，但清政府授予他侯爵爵位，跻身头等阶层，作为他保护朝庭的奖赏。Whoever it was who thought of combining a JCB with a stonkingly huge wooden toy deserves some sort of an award.
无论谁，如果有想法将挖掘机理念融入大型木质玩具的制作上的话，都应受到一定的奖赏。Why do we try to reward ourselves with the very things that aren't good for us and that we have been trying to avoid?
为什么我们试着奖赏给自己那些对自身不好并且努力试图避免的东西呢？Paraphrase: The reward of a thing well done cannot be isolated from the course of action. Those who have done it will naturally be rewarded.
把一件工作干好了，你会发现，奖赏就在完成工作的过程之中。He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
人若放弃难得的机会，就像已经失败了一样，永远不会得到奖赏。Yes, you did, but I have my reward. It was wonderful of you to have come. Shall we go in?
是的，你让我为难了，但我得到了我的奖赏。你来真是太棒了，我们进去好吗？