He was as inexpressive as he is to-day, and yet oddly obtrusive: one of those uncomfortable presences whose silence is an interruption.

他和今天样沉默寡言，但却出奇地突兀：他那些令不安的存在，沉默打扰。

Connell made the face he always made when she criticised his friends, an inexpressive frown. Not in the same way, he said. They have their own interests. I don't think they'd be reading books about racism and all that.

康奈尔面地皱了皱眉，每当她批评他朋友时他都这个反应。我们感兴趣的东西不样，他说，他们有自己的爱好。我觉得他们不会读讲族歧视之类的书的。