1. The real Chinaman may be coarse, but there is no grossness in his coarseness. 真正的中国人也许粗糙,但粗糙中没有粗劣。
2. The real Chinaman may be cunning , but there is no deep malignity in his cunning. 真正的中国人也许狡猾,但狡猾中并无阴险。
3. It is true that the educated Chinaman is better at writing poetry than at remembering the sort of facts which can be looked up in _Whitaker's Almanac_. 有教养的中国人善于写诗作赋,而不善于记住《特克年鉴》里可以轻而易举查明的世间百事,这更是事实。
英英解释
n.
1. offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
2. a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg