I wondered if he was being ironic but his friend agreed with him, giving the sort of sigh that acknowledges a self-evidenttruth.
我疑心他是否在说反话，但是他朋友也与他意见一致，发出几声叹息等于默认了这是不言自明的事实。
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At times like that the instinctive reaction is to childishly and peevishly cast around in search of somebody else to blame, but the real truth is self-evident and undeniable.
在这种时候，本能的反应是像小孩子一样找一个人来出气，但是事实不争自明，不可否认。
3
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.