I made clear to her that my money-lending had been simply the degradation of my will and my mind, my personal idea of self-castigation and self-exaltation.
我向她解释说，开当铺不过是我的意志和理智堕落的一种表现，是个人自怨自艾、自我吹嘘的想法。
2
You're lending them money? You must be out of your tiny mind!
你要把钱借给他们？你真是疯到家了。
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3
We're banking on them lending us the money—no pun intended!