1·Sometimes though people will violate maxims for another purpose: to deceive.
尽管有时人们会为了另一个目的而违背准则：这个目的就是欺骗。
2·There's the maxims of manner, including things like be clear, and avoid ambiguity.
还有一些行为准则，包括“要清楚，避免模棱两可”。
3·By violating the maxims, it can be a way to be subtle or polite, or to convey humor, through sarcasm or irony.
违反这些准则可能是一种隐晦或礼貌的说话方式，或是通过挖苦或讽刺来表达幽默的方式。
4·Another more interesting maxims is one of the so-called maxims of quantity, quantities of information, that is.
另一个更有趣的准则是所谓的数量准则，也就是信息量。
5·Next time you see an advertisement saying some product could be up to 20% more effective, think of these maxims of quantity and relevance, and ask yourself what inferences you are being led to draw.
下次当你看到一个说产品的效率可以提高20%的广告，想想这些数量与相关性的准则，问问自己你会得出什么推论。
6·The book has lots of inspiring maxims.
这本书有许多发人省思的格言。
7·Aesop's fables illustrate moral maxims.
伊索寓言阐明了道德准则。
8·COURTS and legal scholars love quoting legal maxims in Latin.
法院与法学家都喜欢引用拉丁语格言。
9·But uncomplicated maxims are not necessarily uncontroversial.
不过，简单的格言也未必是没有争议的。
10·My fortune is pretty large; love, liberty, and pleasure are my maxims.
我广有财产，我的主义是爱情、自由和快乐。