" You weren't being thick after all-you were showing moral fiber! "

“原来你不是犯傻啊--你是在表现道德风范！”

Only some spineless win-at-all-costs glory hound would choose winning over showing some moral fiber.

只有没有骨气，全力争胜，追名逐利的人才会选择赢，而不是展示高风亮节。

It deifies and ritualizes their hungers, their hard work and moral fiber.

它神化并仪式化了他们的饥饿感、他们的辛勤工作和道德品质。

His moral fiber had been strengthened by the mental suffering he had endured.

他所忍受的精神痛苦增强了他的道德品质。

When we say this, we mean something very particular: not just that it's nice to have a lot of money but that our income is the source of information, crucial, decisive information, about our character, our intelligence, our moral fiber.

当我们说到这时，特别指的是：有钱不只是很好，我们的收入变成了很关键且决定性的信息，能让人知道我们的特质、才能及品德。