He was humiliated. He felt all his self-esteem and all the confidence evaporate like moisture under a Blazing sun. The sudden evaporation chilled him to the marrow.

• 他受了侮辱，感到他所有的自尊、自信如同烈日下的湿气一样消逝了。它们的突然消逝使他感到寒冷刺骨。