The public expects them to get things done, which requires flexibility and guile.

一方面，在民众的要求下，们需要不断变通和欺瞒来完成工作。

Well, guile and grace, no sweat, no grunts?

有谋有略 温文尔雅 不使蛮力 不发怨言?

Unable to say one phrase after another, visibly awkward, unable to almost anything related to human guile.

磕磕绊绊，举止笨拙而害羞，上找不到任何人类所有那的影子。

It cannot be said that they are without guile, but they have a tolerant respect for the law, when the law is supported by strength.

不能这人没有某种程度的欺诈，但是们对法律还是非常容忍，尽量遵守，只要法律有强大靠山的时候。

An hour later when the conversation began to lag, Gerald, with a guile that belied the wide innocence of his bright blue eyes, proposed a game.

谈一小时之后，开始放慢，于是杰拉尔德想出一个诡计，那双碧蓝的眼睛也不由得流露出真情来----提议玩牌。