标题:Angela Merkel Tells Us What She Really Thinks

正文： “Never explain, never complain,” is a maxim supposedly espoused by the British royal family. As Angela Merkel writes in her exhaustive yet surprisingly fast-paced autobiography, “Freedom,” it also became a phrase that she would repeat to herself during her 16 years as German chancellor, from 2005 until she stepped down in December 2021.

知识点：maxim n.

A maxim is a rule for good or sensible behaviour, especially one in the form of a saying. 格言

I believe in the maxim "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” 我相信这句格言：“如果它没坏，不要去修理它。”

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