He felt wretched. He wanted to tear his new clothes to shreds, to douse himself inside and out with clear water and wash off that nauseating layer of filth stuck all over him.

• 他窝心，他不但想把那身新衣扯碎，也想把自己从内到外放在清水里洗一回，他觉得混身都粘着些不洁净的，使人恶心的什么东西，教他从心里厌烦。