These are the five besetting sins of a general, ruinous to the conduct of war.

凡此五者，将之过也，用兵之灾也。

" Modesty always was your besetting sin, " remarked Tommy.

“谦虚总是困扰你的罪过，”汤米说。

I had such an interesting talk with Mrs. Allan about besetting sins last Sunday afternoon.

上周日下午，我与艾伦夫人就困扰罪恶进行了非常有趣的谈话。

But then, Diana, even ministers are human and have their besetting sins just like everybody else.

但是，戴安娜，即使是牧师也是人，和其他人一样，也有他们的罪恶。

I did not then know the besetting sin of woman, the passion to discuss her private affairs with anyone who is willing to listen.

那时候我还不懂女人的一种无法摆脱的恶习--热衷于同任何一个愿意倾听的人讨论自己的私事。

There are just a few things it's proper to talk about on Sundays and that is one of them. My besetting sin is imagining too much and forgetting my duties.

只有几件事适合在星期天谈论，这就是其中之一。我的罪过是想得太多而忘记了自己的职责。