1. The expropriation of the immediate producers was accomplished with merciless Vandalism, and under the stimulus of passions the most infamous, the most sordid, the pettiest, the most meanly odious.
对直接生产者的剥夺，是用最残酷无情的野蛮手段，在最下流、最龌龊、最卑鄙和最可恶的贪欲的驱使下完成的。
1. Even the pettiest official who controls a few bags of chemical fertilizers could garner villagers'awe and huge profits.