【汉译英】围炉夜话（第20则）心能辨是非

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心能辨事非，处事方能决断；人不忘廉耻，立身自不卑污。
Only he can act decisively who can tell right from wrong;
/ h, {& p, w9 e3 tOne cannot be a despicable person who has a sense of shame.

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心能辨事非，处事方能决断；人不忘廉耻，立身自不卑污。
3 b2 i$ V# u  h8 j6 ~' UDistinction between right and wrong is prerequisite for decisive actions,
A sense of shame is what keeps a person from behaving despicably.
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