and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.

他们既不追逐卑鄙的名利，也不贪图生活的舒适。

the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker.

二是研究人员缺乏个人自由。

In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.

事实上，睡眠状态下仍有着基本的活动量，以防止肌肉活动停止。

That is perhaps why sculpture has been described as the most difficult of all arts;

雕塑被说成是所有艺术中最难的艺术，可能就是这个道理。

The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.

如果企业中的每个人都在真诚地为提高企业利润而工作，那么企业的管理费用就会降低到相应的程度。

The captive elephant, still roped to a tree,

捕来拴在树上的大象，