It doesn't follow that one should abandon a workable plan simply because of minor setbacks . So doing would quite frankly be foolish .

一个人不能因为几个小挫折就放弃一个可行的计划。这样做的确很愚蠢。

One corrupt politician does not suggest that all politicians are bad . Any such presumption is totally misguided .

有一个腐败的政府官员不能说明所有的政府官员都是坏的。这样的假设完全是被误导的。

y grows on trees , or that there's such a thing as a free ride .

不要以为钱长在树上，也不要以为有免费的午餐。

Along with interest in music comes a greater awareness of culture .

伴随着对音乐的兴趣的是对文化更清晰的认识。

It's not that I don't want to be rich and famous . Obviously I do , but just haven't as yet found the way to get there .

并不是我不想致富成名。我当然想，但是还没有找到致富成名的途径。

If the claims of the other side prove true , we may be forced to alter our position .

如果对方的主张被证明是正确的，我们可能被迫要改变我们的立场。