1·In creating a character who is both witty and psychopathic, Mr Adiga has produced a hero almost as memorable as Pip, proving himself the Charles Dickens of the call-centre generation.
在创造一个既聪明又有些心理问题的角色过程中，阿蒂加塑造出了一个几乎和皮普一样令人难忘的角色。这也证明他自己是呼叫中心一代人中的查尔•斯狄更斯。
2·And Pip suddenly becomes aware of himself for the first time.
而且，皮普自我意识第一次突然觉醒。
3·I am glad of one thing, 'said Biddy,' and that is, that you have felt you could give me your confidence, Pip.
“有一件事情我十分高兴，”毕蒂对我说道，“皮普，那就是你已经感到你可以对我吐露心中的秘密。”
4·In the school holidays Pip and his brother John came to the farm.
学校放假的时候，皮普和他的弟弟约翰会到农场来。
5·At least partially to escape her mother's neediness, Pip accepts an internship with a rogue Web site in the jungles of Bolivia that exposes the nasty secrets of corporations and nations.
为了能多少逃脱母亲的穷困潦倒，皮普接受了一份位于玻利维亚丛林中的流氓网站的短期实习，这个网站暴露了公司和国家的肮脏秘密。