As a nation we began by declaring that " all men are created equal. "

The article comes straight to the point.

这篇文章开宗明义.

More is meant than meets the ear.

话中有话.

We're all guilty, that's the truth.

我们都不是无瑕之玉, 这也无庸讳言.

I dont't think I need to name names, you all know who you are.

我想我不需要指名道姓, 你们都知道你们是谁.

I can't name them.

我不能指名道姓.

He said someone had lied but wouldn't name names.

他说有人说谎,但他不愿指名道姓.

He always mention names when speaking ill of others.

他总是指名道姓地说人家坏话.

To resist being kidnapped by systems and mis-expression by constant replication?

借由不断的复制来抗拒被体系绑架,抗拒言不及义?

Great boast, small roast.

说得天花乱坠, 成事微乎其微.

He is building castles in Spain among his books.

他埋头于书本中想得天花乱坠.

His mouth tightened but he shifted his gaze from the tanned bodies on the sand.

他的嘴紧闭着,却把目光从沙滩上那诱人的古铜色身体上移开.

This is a secret, but I know I can count on your discretion.

这可是个秘密, 不过我知道你嘴紧(肯定不会告诉别人).

He is secret about his past.

他对自己早年的经历一向嘴紧.

My lips are sealed.

我的嘴紧;我会严守秘密.

He is able to keep secrets, so his friends tell him everything on their minds.

他嘴稳, 所以朋友有什么心事都愿意告诉他.

How to say what you mean – life will become a breeze.

如何直抒己见——生活将变得轻松.

He had an unsettled childhood.

他有个漂泊不定的童年.

Years of dust, wind, wind will, erratic, is our youth.

岁月尘埃, 风起, 风定, 漂泊不定的, 是我们的青春.

Those who never blot a line in writing are rare.

文不加点的人是很少有的.

In one way , this is very frustrating, but in other ways, it is fascinating.

找不到想找的东西, 固然令人丧气, 可是,如果不钻牛角尖, 那也是个令人兴奋的发现.