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Other characters making regular appearances are Grampa Simpson, Homer's cranky father with his fantastically unbelievable tales of yesteryear and inclination to fall asleep at any given moment; Homer's college friend Barney Gumble, the still single, overweight, beer swilling, constantly burping barfly; Mo, the caustic, self-loathing bar-owner with the secret soft heart; Monty Burns, Homer's boss and the ancient, evil owner of the nuclear power plant; Chief Wiggum, Springfield's junk-food and donut-munching incompetent arm of the law; Apu Nahasapeemapetalon, the oft-held-up manager of the local 'Kwik-e-Mart' store; Krusty the Klown, popular with the kids but offstage a jaded, cynical hack with a long history of overindulgence, gambling and substance abuse; Kent Brockman, the spoiled, self-important TV news anchorman; Troy Mclure, the ageing Hollywood star with the faltering career and bizarre sexual fetish; Rainer Wolfcastle, the Scwarzenegger style action movie hero with the Germanic accent and ultra-right wing views; the list goes on and on

其他经常亮相的角色还有：荷马的古怪父亲——祖父辛普森，他常常会讲一些让人云里雾里、难以置信的陈年故事，而且随时随地都会睡着；至今仍然单身的荷马大学时的朋友——巴尼·甘博，他体重超常，饮酒无度，是一个经常打着饱嗝的酒鬼；酒吧老板——莫，他刻薄且自我憎恨，但却有一颗不为人所知的柔软心肠；荷马的上司——蒙提·彭斯，他是核电厂&老掉牙&的邪恶老板。斯普林菲尔德的警长——威格，他执法不力，还总是使劲儿嚼着垃圾食品和油炸面包圈；经常遭受抢劫的当地便利店的经理——那哈萨彼马彼塔隆；深受孩子们欢迎的小丑克拉斯提，但私下里他却是毫无激情、愤世嫉俗的碌碌无为之人，长期以来放纵无度、赌博并吸毒；被宠坏了的电视新闻主播——肯特·布鲁克曼，他总是那么自命不凡；风华已逝的好莱坞明星——特洛伊·麦克鲁，他的事业摇摇欲坠并有怪异的性癖好；施瓦辛格式的动作电影英雄——瑞纳·沃尔夫卡斯提，他操着一口德国口音，持极右翼观点。角色可真是数也数不清啊

Blithe faith that democracy, free markets and the US army will sweep all before them is giving way to a warier and more cynical approach to the world.

认为民主、自由市场和美国军队可以扫清一切障碍的轻率想法，正转向对世界采取一种更谨慎、更质疑的方式。

The American soldier, in spite of wisecracking, sometimes cynical speech, is an intelligent human being .

美国士兵虽聪明自夸，有时发出讥讽的言辞，但总是一个有理智的人。

But those of us who have been impressed by the anti-Platonic, anti-essentialist, historicizing, naturalizing writers of the last few centuries (people like Hegel, Darwin, Freud, Weber, Dewey, and Foucault) must either become cynical or else put our own tortured private constructions on these ritual phrases.

而我们之中那些曾为反柏拉图式、反本质主义、历史化、自然化的上数世纪作者（如黑格尔、达尔文、弗洛伊德、韦伯以及福柯等人）影响的必须或者变得犬儒，否则把自己备受鞭烤的私人建构置放于这些仪式阶段之上。

In his presence, even the most battle-scarred and cynical of politicians seem to feel they are wafted to the high ground wrought by Mr. Mandela's 27 years in prison.

只要曼德拉在场，即便是身经百战和最愤世嫉俗的政治家，都因能和一个在监牢中坚持不懈奋斗27年的英雄同场而感到荣幸。

And Taylor? He has been the epitome of contrition from the moment the tackle was made, confirming his reputation that is far removed from the popular image of cynical defender as dull-eyed thug; and all this gets us precisely nowhere.

至于泰勒？他从铲球之后的那一刻起就表现出了无比虔诚的忏悔之情，这大概可以说明要是把他想象成一个冷酷无情的杀手是有点过分了，但是，这又能怎么样呢？

Rather newer is the cultural discovery by the West and by the richer parts of Asia of a certain "China chic": the lush, epic cinematography of Zhang Yimou; the hyper-hip nightlife of a reborn Shanghai; and the Western infatuation with modern Chinese art, whose prices now leave a cynical smile on many a painter's face.

西方和带有一定&中国风格&的亚洲富国又有了新的文化发现：张艺谋豪华、壮丽的电影艺术；复兴上海的繁华夜生活；令西方人着迷的现代中国艺术，其价格现在令许多画家的脸上挂着愤世嫉俗的微笑。

Rather newer is the cultural discovery by the West and by the richer parts of Asia of a certain "China chic": the lush, epic cinematography of Zhang Yimou; the hyper-hip nightlife of a reborn Shanghai; and the Western infatuation with modern Chinese art, whose prices now leave a cynical smile on many a painter's face.

文化上，西方世界以及亚洲相对发达地区也有新的发现--&中国韵&：张艺谋史诗般的电影画面；再度繁荣的上海光怪陆离的夜生活；西方人对中国现代艺术的沉迷陶醉，不菲价格令画家脸上充满了高傲的微笑。

The cynical attitude is more widely reflected in today's predominant inclination towards "postmodern ironizing".

在今天占主导地位的「后现代反讽」倾向中，犬儒态度得到更广泛的反映。

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongwu_Emperor#Assessment Simon Leys has described him as:-'an adventurer from peasant stock, poorly educated, a man of action, a bold and shrewd tactician, a visionary mind, in many respects a creative genius; naturally coarse, cynical, and ruthless, he eventually showed symptoms of paranoia, bordering on psychopathy.

无论从哪一个角度看，中国部分城市房价过高是一个不争的事实，不仅是普通老百姓买不起房子，中等收入群体也感觉很吃力。在高房价的挤压下，越来越多的家庭为了一套房子耗尽了一生的财富，甚至是几代人的积蓄，这已经成为了社会不可承受之重。

You can do some assertiveness training.

你可以进行一些自信训练。

We were well on the path to making a rear-wheel-drive global platform," says Mays."

我们正致力于建立一个后轮驱动的平台，"Mays这样说道。"