There was an aspect of cold and sullen cruelty stamped upon them that revolted me, which, indeed, in some cases was almost uncanny in its intensity.

• 他们脸上都带着那么一幅冷漠、阴沉、残忍的神态，我觉得非常反感，有时我的这种反感会强烈得连我自己也感到不可思议。