那 Nā 老 lǎo 僧 sēng 既 jì 聋 lóng 且 qiě 昏 hūn ,又 yòu 齿 chǐ 落舌钝 dùn ,所 suǒ 答非所问 dá fēi suǒ wèn .

The man proved to be deaf as well as dim - witted, for his mumbled answers were quite irrelevant.

他 tā 那 Nā 苦行僧似的 shìde 瘦 shòu 脸 liǎn 反映 fǎnyìng 出 chū 他 tā 正在 zhèngzài 冥思苦索 míng sī kǔ suǒ .

His thin, ascetic face mirrows an intensity of thought.

他 tā 对 duì 僧侣 sēng lǚ 们 men 颇 Pō 有 yǒu 微词，认为 rènwéi 他们 tā men 思想 sīxiǎng 偏狭 piān xiá ，自视 zì shì 清高 qīng gāo 。

He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and self-righteous.