Sometimes the hardest cases are the ones closest to home.
有时最难的案子是那些离家最近的。
The Soviet Union was a civilization of fear, where people lived in constant dread of the knock on the door at night.
【讲解】:古代读书人学习的目的,在于修养自己的学问道德(然后去为国家、人民服务),现在读书人学习的目的,在于给别人看(希望得到别人的赞美和任用)。