Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness but I doubt if they improve his writing.

作组织固然可以排遣他们孤独，但是我怀疑它们未必能够促进作作。

(Steve Martin once joked that Hanks " took a shortcut to becoming a movie star – he only made hits" .) One itch palliated, others emerged.

(史蒂夫·马丁曾开玩笑说，汉斯“走了条成为电明星捷径——他只拍热门电。”)渴望缓解了，又出现了其他渴望。

Cora remained silent, for she knew not how to palliate this imprudent severity on the part of her father in a manner to suit the comprehension of an Indian.

科拉保持沉默，因为她不知道如何以种适合印第安人理解方式来缓和她父亲这种鲁莽严厉。