The book is slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical.

该书以“专业门槛低、可读性强、时刻吸引读者兴趣、彻底颠覆药业形象、语言咄咄逼人又击中要害”而颇具特色。

14. W: I think your article in the school newspaper is right on target, and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me.

问题14. W： 我认为你在校报上发表的文章正好切中要害，而且你的观点完全让我信服。

It's a message that the U.S. President Donald Trump will undoubtedly be trying to hit home when he meets with the North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un here later this week.

美国总统Donald Trump本周晚些时候在这里会见朝鲜领导人金正恩(Kim Jong-Un)时，无疑会试图切中要害。

He said my workshop was 'on point'.

他说我这场研讨会“切中要害”。

But to see this in terms of pure numbers is to miss the point.

但是如果只看数字，并有抓住问题要害。

That -- that moment really, really hit home.

那一刻真的，真的击中了要害。

Seeds and cropland are crucial for safeguarding China's food security.

保障粮食安全的要害是种子和耕。

" Why not" ? he asked. " They were going to hurt us" .

" 为什么？" 悟空问，" 他们要害我们啊！"

Scarlett wanted to giggle at her discomfiture, for Rhett had caught her fairly.

思嘉看见她这副狼狈相忍不住要笑出声来，因为瑞德抓住她的要害了。

William Carlos Williams wrote short, sometimes, and to the quick.

威廉·卡洛斯写得很短，有时触及要害。

Why do you try to get me in trouble?

为什么要害我？

This means someone does have it out for Szymanski.

这意味着有人要害舍曼斯基。

We don't know that anyone did, yet.

我们并不确定是有人要害她。

The words bothered me more than they should probably because his speculation hit home.

这些话比预期的更让我困扰也许是因为他的推测正中要害。

Malcolm got really paranoid, deciding that there was a conspiracy out to get him.

【paranoid】马尔科姆很多疑，认定有人阴谋要害他。

Back in his hotel, Nick sat on his bed and thought. 'It was an accident. Nobody pushed me, it was an accident. Nobody wants to kill me. And there are hundreds of men in Vancouver with white hair.'

回到酒店，尼克坐在床上想着：" 应该是个意外。有人推我，这是个意外。有人要害我，这是个意外。有人要害我。何况温哥华有成百上千的人有白头发。"

Mostly when I think of pacing, I go back to Elmore Leonard, who explained it so perfectly by saying he just left out the boring parts.

通常我想到节奏的问题时，总会援引艾尔莫·莱昂纳德，因为他的说法简单明了，切中要害——删除枯燥部分。

'Ah, that is the point. Jump in and we can talk it over while we drive. You remember that fellow who came upon the evening before you left us? '

'啊，这就是要害之处。请你上车，我们路上详细谈一谈。你还记得你走的前一天晚上来的那个家伙吗？'

You might be thinking, given some of the issues Facebook has had, isn't what I'm saying hitting pretty close to home?

你们可能在想，考虑到Facebook出现的一些问题，我所说的话是不是正中要害？

And like good judges on talent competitions, when we're delivering negative feedback, there's a basic structure we can use to make sure it hits home.

就像优秀的人才竞赛评委一样，当我们给出负面反馈时，我们可以使用一个基本的结构来确保它击中要害。