There's something cockeyed about this guy.

这个人有些蹊跷。

And although he laid out just a moment ago how dirt poor he was as a child, he describes the rest of his life as a cockeyed optimist might.

尽管提的童是多么的贫埃，但讲述往后的余生就像一个荒唐的乐观主义者可能拥有的那种生活。