From where they stand our friends can see that we are being utter twits, but we are too close to the game to see which side is scoring the points.

• 我们的朋友老远看见我们表现得象个大白痴。（译者注：所谓旁观者清，当局者迷。）而我们由于身陷其中，往往看不出哪一方是这场角逐真正的赢家。