Long derided as a city of sleaze , the city is reaching for respectability .

久因污秽而遭到诟病的城市，如今正在找回自己的体面。

Take , for example , mercedes-benz , a brand that in much of the world suggests moneyed respectability .

举个例子来说，梅赛德斯奔驰在世界大部分地区都象征着富裕的体面人士。

But respectability will not create enough jobs , let alone secure indonesia 's aim of becoming " an advanced and self-reliant nation by 2025 " .

但是体面不会创造足够的就业岗位，更不谈确保印尼实现这样的目标：“到2025年成为一个先进和自力更生的国家”。

Perhaps the reunion was an opportunity to recapture the lost innocence of youth , or perhaps margaret was seeking a veneer of respectability after a notorious past .

这个聚会可能是一个重拾失去的少女纯真的机会，也可能玛格丽特要在声名狼藉之后谋求一个外在的体面。

Their lives were not idle , but the path to respectability was through military service or farming , rather than trade .

他们自身生活并不懒散，但要获得名望，只能从军或务农，而不是经商。