But on the whole , we 're upstanding citizens .

但是总的来说，我们都是正直的公民。

They may think of themselves as the more respectable and upstanding members of society .

他们可能认为自己是社会上最受尊敬、最正直的市民。

Either way , my research has important implications for all investors and fine upstanding citizens .

无论如何，我的研究对于所有投资者和诚实正直的市民都具有重要意义。

It 's because those upstanding americans who cheered as barack obama 's predecessor rode roughshod over the constitution in his war on terror have found a new enthusiasm for a strict adherence to the us 's supreme law .

而是在于那些诚实正直的美国人－－当奥巴马的前任让自己的反恐战争凌驾于宪法之上时，那些人为之欢呼喝彩；现在他们却又以新一轮的狂热要求严格遵守美国的最高法律。

Heaven be praised , they became truly upstanding citizens who knew how to transfer from one subway line to another , who were fully capable of sending a special-delivery letter at the post office .

感谢上帝，他们成为了真正诚实而正直的市民，一个懂得如何换乘地铁，一个完全可以自己到邮局寄走一封快递邮件。