You might say it is less a body of true propositions than a shrewd sense of know-how or political savvy.

你可以说,这较不像是真实主张的本体,而较像是狡猾的诀窍意识,或说政治悟性。

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And like any shrewd borrower, Milton promises that the credit extended will prove an excellent investment.

就像那些精明的借贷人，弥尔顿保证这将是一个,收益很好的投资。

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Adam and Eve are naked, arum, which is the same word for clever or shrewd, and the snake is arum, he's clever and shrewd: there are lots of little puns of this kind.

亚当和夏娃是赤裸的是聪明,或者机灵的意思，蛇也是聪明的意思：,有很多类似的双关语。

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