He knew that even if his love could have been returned, it would have added only to his Bitterness and sorrow, for he felt it would have been powerless to lift him from the slough of selfishness and sensuality that had engulfed him.

• 他知道即使他对她的爱得到了报答,也只会增添他的痛苦和悲愁,因为他感到这种报答无力把他从吞没了他的自私和情欲的泥沼中搭救出来。