but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders-as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会而求助于尊重长辈之类的陈词滥调-似乎只要年老受到尊重的理由。
But I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders,
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,
He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders --
也许狂妄自负,举止无理,傲慢放肆,愚昧无知,但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,