Student: I guess it's because of the fact that he's doing something that's really not good, and it almost seems like he's trivializing it.

我想因为他想要做一些,不是很好的事情，他好像要使之平凡化。

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It's not just that he seems obvious but is really subtle.

不是说他看起来很直白却实际上微妙的表示。

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