1. This view was a necessary consequence of his pessimistic estimate of human beings as selfish, uncooperative, and
pugnacious creatures.
这种观点是他那种把人类看成是自私自利的、不可合作的、寻衅好斗的动物的悲观主义观点的必然产物。
2. The
pugnacious Lebanese trader opposes market orthodoxies, and believes that most of current financial theory is based on stupid principles.
这名好斗的黎巴嫩证券经纪人反对正统的市场学说，相信当今大多数金融理论都是建立在愚蠢的原理之上。
3. There was a better hand across the table, held by a
pugnacious Irish youth, who was a political hanger-on of the Tammany district in which they were located.
和他对桌的是一个好斗的爱尔兰青年。此人是当地坦慕尼派控制的选区的一个政治食客，他手里有一副更好的牌。
