We'd see so many other hackathons that came up with wily, ambitious, incredible technological solutions that sounded great in theory but ultimately failed to work in the actual countries they were intended to help.

我们看到许多其它黑客松中诞生了机巧又雄勃勃、令人技术解决方案，它们从理论上听起来极佳，最终却无法在意图帮助现实国家中成功实行。

It is a game of patience and cunning, but a loss can result in death.

这是一场耐与机巧游戏，而稍有不慎便会命归西天。

Without being noticed he sprayed the motion and heat sensor with a thin layer that would prove to be an ingenious but simple hack that would stop any heat from reaching it the next night.

在不被发现情况下，他在运动和热传感器上喷了一层薄薄东西，被证明这是一种机巧而简单黑客技术，可以在第二天晚上阻止任何热量传达到传感器上。

I'd never heard him speak in that lambent tone before. Usually, it was I who teetered on the fringes of propriety.

我从来没听过他用这种机巧语气说话。通常，我是那个在得体与否边缘踉踉跄跄人。

Vimini was obviously quite pleased with her guile.

维米尼显然颇为自己机巧沾沾自喜。

And I admit that the question might sound like it's overly clever, and I apologize for that in advance.

我承认这个问题可能听起来过于机巧，在此先为可能冒犯道歉。