I knew then that the idea I'd had and dismissed as preposterous was true.

It was a vast, meticulous, costly, outrageous trick.

这个大骗局是经过精心策划的, 耗资巨大而又荒谬绝伦.

They were ridiculous even to a proverb.

他们荒谬绝伦.

We shouldn't take anything for granted.

我们不要认为什么都是理所当然的.

His decision echoed in my mind and it was real and it was final.

他的决定还在我脑子里回响,这个决定可是千真万确无可挽回的了.

" Indeed and'deed I did , auntie -- I wish I may never stir if I didn't. "

“ 姨妈, 我可是千真万确这么打算的.我虽然扰了你, 但 我要不是这么打算的,我甘愿蹲大牢. ”

" It's as true as I'm sitting here, I give you my word,'she answered.

“ 千真万确, 绝无虚言.”她答道.

Besides , all I said, though It'sounded extravagant, was absolutely true to fact.

更何况, 虽然我讲的所有的话听起来有点离谱儿, 但千真万确符合事实.

You can take this as absolute gospel , ie should believe it.

你应该相信这是千真万确的.

" Just as dead earnest as I'm sitting here.

“ 当然当真,就像我人坐在这儿一样,千真万确.

He told the strict truth.

他讲的是千真万确的实情.

The golden rule for after-dinner speeches is to keep them short and sweet.

发表餐后讲演的金科玉律是简明扼要.

This is Kantian ethics ; or, the Golden Rule.

这是不变的 真理 ,或者说是金科玉律.

In conclusion, remember the four rules.

总之, 记住这四条金科玉律.

He who has the gold , makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.

金玉满堂的人制定规则 —— 墨菲的金科玉律.

All the rules of self-preservation were broken when we saw that little face.

一看见那张小脸,我们就把 明哲保身 的金科玉律统统打破了.

Simple is the word of truth.

至理名言朴实无华.

A good maxim is never out of season.

至理名言不会过时.

There is a maxim: the ideological-driven action.

有一句至理名言: 思想驱使行动.

You must bear in mind all these wise sayings.

这些至理名言你可要谨记在心.

What in the dickens did he give me to be ungrateful about?

他究竟给了我什么可以骂我忘恩负义 呢 ?