John managed to carve out a career for himself as an actor, though at first he hardly earned enough to keep body and soul together. 虽然约翰最初挣的钱难以维持生活,但他还是设法使自己成为一名演员而发了迹。
Claude was probably a humbug, whose vanity, ambition, and intelligence led him to carve out a niche as the wickedest man in the world; there is always room for a sadist at the top. 克劳德或许不过是个骗子,他的虚荣、野心和才智使他在世上恶人中争得魁首之名:有残忍癖,总能爬上顶端。