Thanks for everything, if you ever need a favor in return, just let me know.
感谢你所做的一切,如果你需要我帮忙的话,尽管开口吧。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。