The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid

楼越高,地基就下的越深

While the productions of writers of loftier pretension and more resounding names are suffered to molder on our shelves, those of Goldsmith are cherished and laid in our bosoms

在我们听任自命不凡和名声更大的作家的作品躺在书架上霉烂的同时，哥尔德斯密斯的作品却被我们捧在怀中，视若至宝。

||1:Britain’s discreet but well-connected shooting lobby accepts that sooner or later a fee increase is inevitable.||2:It demands that police cut bureaucracy from the licensing process before asking gun owners to stump up more.||3:This stubbornness seems to have prodded officers into patching the system up, but it would be wise to wave through a deal.||4:Shooting down a small rise this year would probably mean having to stomach a loftier one in future, especially if the Tories lose the next general election.||5:That would be a worthless trophy.

||1:英国的谨慎而又有着良好关系网的射击说客已然认识到许可费提高是不可避免的。||2:这就需要警察们在要求枪支持有者多掏费用之前，放下他们在许可证办理过程中的官僚主义。||3:这一棘手之事似乎鞭策着官员们来修补整个行政系统，但是通过交易来平息这一波折显得更加明智。||4:今年压制了小规模的枪支持有者增长，意味着因小失多，将来可能不得不接受更多损失，尤其是当托利党下次竞选中失利。||5:这将是件毫无价值的战利品。

Speculation is rife that Twitter and its bankers could set an even loftier price before trading starts, though as we went to press no change had been announced.

虽然现在还没有消息称公司会改变发售价但普遍认为推特及其银行会在股票发售前定一个较高的价格。

It wasn’t just that he thought it capable of loftier development; he seemed to be working to this end himself.

不仅仅是说他认为它（木偶戏）有能力进行更高级的发展；他本人看起来也在朝这个方向努力。

However, today’s figures do provide some ammunition for Mr King’s claim that the loftier level of inflation will pass.

然而，现在的统计数字也有力的支持了金先生的观点，他坚持认为这次高级别的通货膨胀很快会过去的。

The loftier is one’s ambition in the mind, the richer, subtler and gentler is one’s love to one’s beloved.

一个人越是胸怀崇高目标，他（她）对心爱的人的感情就越丰富、越细腻、越温柔。

Anglo American, a big mining firm, struck a deal on November 4th at the loftier end of the market.

英美资源集团，世界最大的矿业集团之一，11月4日，在高端市场达成一项协议。

For now, I’ll leave to others the loftier goal of making software engineering more like other types of engineering.

暂时，我将使软件工程学更加接近其他类型的工程学这一高远的目标留给其他人。