1. We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be.
    我们钦佩他，并非因为他倡导自力更生精神，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，这是他自己想要这么做的。

2. I admire the intellect´s capacity for work.
    我钦佩那位知识分子的工作能力。

3. I admire his terse style of writing.
    我很欣赏他那简洁的写作风格。

4. I admire the wedding dishes (once my grandmother's) that my mother has set on the table.
    我羡慕妈妈摆在桌上的婚宴菜碟（那曾经是外婆的）。