While exposing the social evils, the main attack in this novel is directed against the literati.在揭露社会罪恶的同时，这本小说的主攻目标是直捣那些学者阶层。Some of his yawpings are directed against his boss.他叫嚷的有些话是针对他老板的。I thought his words were directed against us.我想他的话是冲着我们来的。