My colours are in the mud.

我已经名声扫地

by an outmoded code of conduct.

可不是什么好事

But what we call just a man trying to make a living for his family

但我们认为那只是谋生的手段

Long story short, we hear a story too good to be true,

长话短说 我们做的是白日梦

and when peacetime re-erects them,

等到战事结束 界限又再次明晰

Really, Granny!

奶奶 您真是的

Fear in the face of certain death.

在死亡已无可避免时的恐惧

This is a quality expected in every Starfleet captain.

这是星际舰队每一位舰长都应具备的素质

presumably to get insights about human behavior

也许 在融入不同文化的过程中

These people went to interview pension fund managers

他们去采访养老基金经理

How can you exist in the company of other people, if the structure for

如果感知自己存在的结构都不在脑海中存在

There are other manifestations that have more to do with nature,

还有其他跟自然关系更紧的表现