Apart from giving us sellers the gilded age is a confused book: its villains and its heroes are too easily interchangeable.

除开给了我们《塞勒斯》以外，《镀金时代》是一本混乱的小说，恶棍和英雄都勾画得不够清楚。

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It is easy to look around for villains-to blame the colleges for charging too much money, the parents for pushing their children too far.

环顾四周你很容易发觉一些叛逆者，他们指责学校收费太高，来自父母的压力太大。

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Probably the main mistake most villains make is taking themselves too seriously, in believing their wrong behavior is somehow justified by circumstances or by the end they are after.

也许大多数恶人的最大错误就是把自己太当会事了。自认为他们错误的行为可以那境遇、或自己追寻的结果来做为理由。最大的恶人说服自己错误的行为其实是正确的行为。

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This sector too has felt increasing pressure, from costs and villains alike.

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Their methods may be too flagrantly unscrupulous: in 1995, for example, two officials were fired for consorting with murderous villains in Guatemala.

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