Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?

I think the translator missed some of the subtleties of the original.

我认为译者漏掉了原著中一些微妙之处.

The residents of Leningrad voted to restore the city's original name of St Petersburg.

列宁格勒市的居民投票决定恢复该市原来的名字——圣彼得堡。

Somewhere along the line they begin to avoid becoming self-responsible.

失败者半途而废,在中途就开始不对自己负责了.

We must carry the experiment through to the end, not give up halfway.

这项试验一定要搞到底, 不能半途而废.

He decided that he must advance farther, rather than retreat.

他宁可再接再励, 不愿半途而废.

He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything.

他对她做任何事都会半途而废感到越来越恼火。

There is a danger of the housing programme running out of steam, ie losing its impetus.

住宅兴建计画有半途而废之虞.

I approach things enthusastically and I don't like leaving things half done.

我热诚对待每件事,不喜欢半途而废.

They wouldn't stop halfway however great the difficulties might be.

不管困难多大,他们也不会半途而废.

He is not such a man as would leave his work half done.

他不是那种做事半途而废的人.

Now the question is, whether it's worth while to undo all that has been done.

现在的问题是半途而废是否值得.

There are no half measures with this company.

这家公司做事决不会半途而废。

They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.

他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。

She found him lifting her head and looking into her eyes.

她发现他抬起了她的头,目光直盯着她的眼睛.

With the lifting of the mist, the view opened up.

雾气一散, 四处显得十分开豁.

Then, lifting his hand graciously, " For the lodge. "

"然后他大度地扬扬手说, " 为支部捧个场嘛. ”

She was lifting things from the market.

她正在从商店里偷东西.

The wind lifts the soft feathers on the little duck's head.

风吹动了那只小鸭子头上的软毛.

A large electric magnet on a crane lifts the machine.

装在起重机上的一块大电磁铁将机器提起.

Lifting weights will build arm and shoulder muscles.

举重会使手臂和肩膀的肌肉发达.