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

作家的组织固然可以排遣他的孤独，但是我怀疑它能够促进作家的创作。

(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“走了一条成为电影明星的捷径——他只拍热门电影。”)一个渴望缓解了，了其他的渴望。

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一种适合印第安人理解的方式来缓和她父亲这种鲁莽的严厉。