Too gentle and cautious to probe indelicately for his stories, Mr Pope is an excellent linguist (speaking fluent Persian, Turkish and Arabic), a good listener and a cultured observer.

波普在发掘新闻报道时十分儒雅而谨慎，他是一个卓越的语言学家（能说流利的波斯语、土耳其语和阿拉伯语），他也是一个好的聆听者和有教养的观察者。

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And he said,to his credit, "no,without my principles I am just"-- as he put it rather indelicately and cruelly about himself-- "a fat man with a big limp."

令人钦佩的是,他说,"不,如果不守我的原则我就是"--,好像他本来不是那么粗野,那么残酷一样--,"一个大胖瘸子"

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Many of us have put things indelicately or worse.

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