In an act of moral foolhardiness, Fan Meizhong set out on a blog his guiding principle: in matters of life and death, it's every man for himself. 出于一种愚蠢的勇气,范美忠在他的博客上坦承他的做事原则是:在生死关头,他从来就是一个自私的人。
How I cursed the cowardice of the neighbours; how I blamed my poor mother for her honesty and her greed, for her past foolhardiness and present weakness! 我诅咒村民们的懦弱,也责怪可怜的母亲过于诚实、过于小气,责怪她刚才太糊涂,责怪她现在太虚弱!
Marx uses "a mare's nest" surely is a satire of Roscher's arrogance and foolhardiness. 马克思这里说的“真正歌特谢德的天才发现”,当然是讽刺罗雪尔的傲慢和愚蠢。