He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life and though he was a con man he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him.

狄恩属于那种对生活充满激情的年轻人,虽然他还是个很自信的骗子,这是因为生活中他希望得到的东西太多了,他希望能引起人们的注意。

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Machiavelli might call them sort of manly men who are fully confident about their abilities.

马基雅维利可能会称他们为有男子气概的人,并且对自己的能力充满自信。

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