But there were still others, older people, who said that even grief could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige-without calling it noblesse oblige.
不过也有别人,一些年纪大的人说就是悲伤也不会叫一个真正高贵的妇女忘记「贵人举止」,尽管口头上不把它叫作「贵人举止」。
In the olden days, Kings and other nobles, observing the principle of noblesse oblige, fought at the head of their troops.
昔日国王及其他贵族们得遵守「位高权重」的原则,在战役中身先士卒。
In this, Mr Cameron epitomises British elites: he understands his high-earning peers and feels a genuine noblesse oblige towards the poor, but the people in between seem somehow beyond his Ken.
在这方面,卡梅隆先生就是英国掌权者的缩影:他们懂得和自己同样高收入的阶层,也感觉到作为真正贵族应该向穷人所负的义务,但是在富人和穷人之间的那些人却超出了他的视野范围。
The tradition of noblesse oblige.
贵族行为理应高尚的传统。