1·Darwin himself said it: "What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horridly cruel works of nature."
达尔文自己说过：“对于自然笨拙、浪费、粗俗而极其悲惨的作品，一个魔鬼牧师的书还能写些什么呢？”这句话来自达尔文给胡克的信。
2·There the officer stands, big boots and crackling radio horridly out of place in a homely kitchen, as family members exchange accusations. Yet sometimes developments can bring sudden clarity.
警察所到之处一片狼藉，厨房凌乱不堪，散落着靴子和咝咝作响的收音机，然而有时候事情会突然出现转机。