A good , if rather insubstantial , first novel .

虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。

Yet he has done more than any other government minister to underpin the king 's insubstantial aphorism .

然而在大臣之中，他为支持国王这脆弱的口号所做的最多。

He moved though the house , as silent and insubstantial as a shadow .

他穿过房子，像安静而又虚幻的影子一样。

From the window , they looked as insubstantial as shadows . They were in full sigh , but not a sound did they make .

从窗子看去，人也好像和影子一样轻浮，只能看到他们，而听不到关于他们的一点声音。

Tracking my fingertips over his olive skin , I 'm struck by the potency and fragility of blood and breath and bone these intricate , insubstantial casings that separate us , keep us alive .

我的指尖在他橄榄色的皮肤上划过，血骨和呼吸的力量与脆弱同时击中了我这种繁杂的、脆弱的感觉分开了我们，让我们得以喘息。