外刊小词详解

我弄不清楚他的真实意思。
I could not glean what he really meant.

The covetous man is good to none and worst to himself.
贪心者害人尤害己。

这本平淡无奇的小说纯粹是由一堆文学参考书胡乱拼凑而成。
This banal novel is a thicket of literary references.

Covert vs Overt

她在内心深处还是知道自己当时正在做错误的事。
She knew, at some deep level of her psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.

他们目光短浅，不肯现在行动，使得未来一片渺茫。
Their myopic refusal to act now makes the future look grim.

我想若是我不散布恶意的谣言，你就会一直威吓我。
I suppose you'll hector me until I peddle vicious gossip.

她那么招摇，真是在自找麻烦。
She's asking for trouble, flaunting herself like that.