प्यार, जंग और टैक्स की चोरी में सब जायज है।

All is fair in love, war and tax evasion.

All is fair in love, war and tax evasion.

शराबी के आत्ममंथन से बुरी कोई चीज नहीं होती।

There’s nothing worse than an introspective drunk.

There’s nothing worse than an introspective drunk.

अगर थोड़ी सी जानकारी खतरनाक होती है, तो बहुत सारी जानकारी जानलेवा होती है।

If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.

If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.

मैं यह नहीं सुनना चाहता कि मांस का भाव क्या है।

I don’t want to hear what the price of meat is.

I don’t want to hear what the price of meat is.

मुझे अभी तक ऐसा कोई उदारवादी नहीं मिला जो फालतू की लंबी बहसों के बीच अपना धैर्य बनाए रख सके।

I have yet to met a liberal who can withstand the attrition of prolonged discussion of the unessentials.

I have yet to met a liberal who can withstand the attrition of prolonged discussion of the unessentials.

इवा विल्ट उठी और बारिश में उसका चेहरा भीगते हुए वह वहीं खड़ी रही; और जैसे ही वह वहाँ खड़ी हुई, उसके वे सारे भ्रम एक ही हफ्ते में छँट गए जिन्होंने अब तक उसे थाम रखा था। उसे खुद पर एक ऐसी मोटी और बेवकूफ औरत होने का अहसास हुआ जिसने एक झूठी, फूहड़ और खोखले दिखावे तथा पैसों पर टिकी चमक-धमक की चाह में अपने पति को छोड़ दिया था।

Eva Wilt got to her feet and stood with the rain running down her face and as she stood there the illusions that had sustained her through the week disappeared. She saw herself as a fat, silly woman who had left her husband in pursuit of a glamour that was false and shoddy and founded on brittle talk and money.

Eva Wilt got to her feet and stood with the rain running down her face and as she stood there the illusions that had sustained her through the week disappeared. She saw herself as a fat, silly woman who had left her husband in pursuit of a glamour that was false and shoddy and founded on brittle talk and money.

श्रीमती चटरवे, जो खुद को प्रगतिशील शिक्षा की पुरोधा होने पर गर्व महसूस करती थीं और इसी भूमिका के चलते जिन्होंने कई अच्छे प्राथमिक स्कूलों में निरक्षरता बढ़ाने में भारी योगदान दिया था, बोलीं, “लिबरल स्टडीज का मतलब है...”

Liberal studies means... ” said Mrs Chatterway, who prided herself on being an advocate of progressive education, in which role she had made a substantial contribution to the illiteracy rate in several previously good primary schools.

Liberal studies means... ” said Mrs Chatterway, who prided herself on being an advocate of progressive education, in which role she had made a substantial contribution to the illiteracy rate in several previously good primary schools.

जिस व्यक्ति ने यह कहा था कि कलम तलवार से ज्यादा ताकतवर होती है, उसे मोटर मैकेनिक्स के छात्रों को “द मिल ऑन द फ्लॉस” पढ़ाने की कोशिश करनी चाहिए थी।

The man who said the pen was mightier than the sword ought to have tried reading “The Mill on the Floss” to Motor Mechanics.

The man who said the pen was mightier than the sword ought to have tried reading “The Mill on the Floss” to Motor Mechanics.

जहाँ वह अपनी कल्पनाओं में एक हिंसक जीवन जी रहा था, वहीं इवा, जिसके पास कल्पना नाम की कोई चीज ही नहीं थी, असल जिंदगी में पूरी हिंसा के साथ जी रही थी।

While he lived a violent life in his imagination, Eva, lacking any imagination at all, lived violently in fact.

While he lived a violent life in his imagination, Eva, lacking any imagination at all, lived violently in fact.

पादरियों और चर्च के वार्डनों द्वारा हर साल जितने क्ॉयर लड़कों का यौन उत्पीड़न किया जाता है, उसे देखकर आपको शायद यह लगे कि इंग्लैंड एक बेहद धार्मिक देश है।

The number of choirboys indecently assaulted annually by vicars and churchwardens may lead you to suppose that England is a deeply religious country. I.

The number of choirboys indecently assaulted annually by vicars and churchwardens may lead you to suppose that England is a deeply religious country. I.

अपने बावर्ची को गोली मारकर आपने उसे अपने घर में घुसने से मना कर दिया था।

By shooting your cook you were refusing him permission to enter your house.

By shooting your cook you were refusing him permission to enter your house.