Taciturn, solitary, he disdains the performing arts and is content merely to mutter out an assortment of scatted facts to the young only dimly perceived beyond his clouded trifocals.

• 然而研究者沉默寡言，孤独冷漠，鄙视表演艺术，满足于只通过朦胧的镜片模模糊糊地看到年轻人，并轻声讲述各种零星的事实。