And as he spoke he was himself again—quietly amused—cynically unperturbed—characteristically enjoying the situation and my surprise.

当他说话时，他又变回自己——安静地逗乐——愤地泰然自若——典型地享受着这种情况和我的惊喜。

Her hair shorn in preparation for execution, she sat stoically in her carriage on the ride to the guillotine platform where she would meet her fate.

剪头发，准备处决，泰然自若地坐在马车上，走向断头台，在那里将结束一生。

I, too, was afraid, and what of my discovery of how much she meant to me my mind was in a turmoil; but, I succeeded in answering quite calmly

我也害怕，因为发对我有多么重要，我心里一片混乱。 但是我还能泰然自若地回答。

Here, you try but fail to resist the urge to mention that Frida herself didn't really have the structural integrity to make the trip of life, but she did so anyway, and with aplomb.

在这里， 你试图但无法抗拒提及弗里达本人并不真正具备完成人生旅程的结构完整性，但无论如何还是泰然自若地这样做。