The undefinable sense we were speaking of is a ticklish instrument, easily thrown out of gear by a sudden fall of temperature; and the sharpest experts grow shy and self-distrustful when the cold current of depreciation touches them.

我们所说的无法定义的感觉是一种怕痒的工，易因温的突然失灵；当贬值的寒流触及他们时，最敏锐的专家会变得害羞和不自信。