His dispatches were sometimes laconic to the point of curtness, and his calm in emergencies, though admired, was often suspected of being too sincere.

他的言辞有时简硬的地步，他在紧急情况下的冷静虽然令人钦佩，但经常被怀过于真诚。

Mr. Hawley's mode of speech, even when public decorum repressed his " awful language, " was formidable in its curtness and self-possession. Mr. Thesiger sanctioned the request, Mr. Bulstrode sat down, and Mr. Hawley continued.

霍利先的讲话方式，即使在公共礼他的“糟糕语言”时，其粗鲁和沉着也令人畏。 Thesiger 先批准了该请求，Bulstrode 先坐下，Hawley 先继续。