Open government P29

'Hush it up?'he asked.
Yes,'I said.'Hush it up.'
'You mean,'Humphrey was apparently getting the idea at last,'suppress it?'
I didn't exactly care for the word 'suppress',but I had to agree that that was exactly what I did mean.
Humphrey then said something like:'I see.What you're suggestingis that,within the framework of the guidelines about Open Govern-ment which you have laid down,we should adopt a more flexible posture.'Civil servants have an extraordinary genius for wrapping up a simple idea to make it sound extremely complicated.
On second thoughts,this is a real talent which I should learn tocultivate.His phrasing might help me look as though I am notchanging my posture at all.
suppress镇压 禁止发表
这里是Hacker第一次真实认识到civil servants话术之厉害。
“公务员们有着将一个简单的主意变得听起来十分复杂的杰出能力”