He is one of the writers that make you think before you grasp his meaning, but the meaning is there, and put plainly enough, only tersely and very often indirectly, after the manner of proverbs.

他是这样的一个作家，让你需要加入自己思考才可以更好领会他的意思，但当然意思一直在那里，只是用语朴素，而且往往过于简洁，且拐弯抹角，仿效谚语那样。

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The first was the so-called "hidden people"—or, to put it more plainly, elves.

第一个是所谓的“隐藏的人”——或者更直白地说，是精灵。

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To put it plainly, he's a crook.

实话实说吧，他是个骗子。

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Put plainly, homosexuality strikes me as every bit as natural as heterosexuality.

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