Even so , koestler 's attachment to communism was a response to a genuine predicament .

即便如此，凯斯特勒附庸于共产主义是对一种真正的困境作出的反应。

Rather like the planter 's house koestler read about in the book on termites , european structures are eaten away by debt .

犹如凯斯特勒所读关于白蚁的那本书中的种植园主，欧洲的架构正被债务蚀空。