It was Matthew's idea. Old Cripps was rather reluctant, but I'm pleased we went forward.

是马修的主意。老克里普斯不怎么情愿，但能有进展我很高兴。

With further setbacks in the East and the Japanese overrunning Burma, Cripps seemed to be biding his time to issue a revolutionary challenge to Churchill.

随着东方的进一步挫折和日本占领缅甸，克里普斯似乎正在等待时机向丘吉尔发出革命性的挑战。

Orwell admired Cripps for his willingness to stick to his principles, and he was not alone in regarding him as a potential rival to Churchill as the leader of a radical wartime government.

奥威尔钦佩克里普斯愿意坚持自己的原则，而且他并不是唯一一个认为克里普斯是丘吉尔作为激进战时政府领导人的潜在竞争对手的人。