In his new book, the writer has switched from his usual pompous style to a plainer manner.

在他的新著中，作者一改他贯有的华丽文风，转而采用了较为朴实的文体。

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In a chapter he regards Edward Gibbon and Samuel Johnson's style as pompous.

在某一章，他认为爱德华·吉布森和萨缪尔·约翰逊的风格是非常浮华的。

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And, though it causes me frequent pain, I still think the rowdy, aggressive style of British political reporting is better than the pompous, self-censoring stuff you see in some other European countries.

ECONOMIST: European politics