I think that his deadpan way of bringing things down to earth when they get a little too highfalutin' involves the skill of a genuine stand-up comic.

我认为他是真的有漫画人物的效果,当他总是面无表情的’,让那些过分骄傲的人回归现实。

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and she says'yes' being honest and sincere and he says it clearly and he looks a little depressed and says, ''well, can you love me?"

她说了，是的',她是坦诚，真切的,并且他明确地说,面带一丝沮丧,问到，那你能爱我吗“

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He is the intellectual who enjoys bringing, you might say, the harsh and unremitting facts about human nature to light, who enjoys dispelling illusions and pretty beliefs.

他是一位学者，乐于将人性残酷、,不得宽恕的真实面,摊在阳光下来检视，他更乐于为人破解假想及天真的信念。

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We will only look, he says, to the effectual truth of things.

他说，我们只看，事务的有力事实面。

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