He would have been very pleased with the money and the recognition, but he would also have thought the competitive element deplorably vulgar.
他对这笔奖金和人们给予的承认会相当满意,不过也会把这残酷的竞争视为粗俗的表现。
At a time when half of the world is suffering from starvation, poor health and a deplorably low standard of living we simply cannot take lightly the population problem.