Youthful continence shows up in all manner of social indicators .

年轻人的节制性体现在种种社会指数中。

Those who think deficit spending a sin may pray for government continence but not yet .

那些认为赤字支出是一种罪恶的人，也许会为政府节制而祈祷，但现在还不是时候。

Deadlines are to trade negotiators what chastity and continence were to st augustine : distant aspirations rather than binding obligations .

最后期限对于贸易谈判方的重要性就像圣奥古斯丁眼中的贞洁与禁欲一般：是遥远的理想而非必须履行的义务。

Saint augustine of hippo , one of christianity 's most revered figures , famously asked god to help him achieve " chastity and continence , but not yet " .

希坡的圣奥古斯丁，最受人尊敬的基督教徒之一，众所周知他曾经这样请求上帝帮助他得到“纯洁与节欲，但不是现在”。

If this sounds old-fashioned in an age of working women , gender equality and relative sexual continence , then open your eyes and look around you : the man with the most money or power still gets more sexual opportunities than the man with the least .

如果这在这个女性外出工作、性别平等和相对节欲的年代听起来很过时，那么睁开你的眼睛，看看你周围吧：最有钱或最有权的男性仍然比最没钱或最没权的男性获得更多性机会。