With such an attitude prevailing it is no wonder that the movement against Chiang in the upper circles often reduced itself to vicious snarls, gallows jokes and muttered imprecations.

• 由于上层的人们普遍抱着这种态度，无怪乎他们的反蒋活动往往无非就是痛骂几声，挖苦几句和低声诅咒而已。