No more hokum. I want the truth.

别再耍花招了! 我要实话.

Such sinister high hokum might be ridiculous if McCarthy didn't keep it moving faster than the reader can pause to think about it.

如果麦卡锡的叙事速度还不及读者停下来思考的速度，那如此用心险恶的高谈阔论难免会让人觉得荒谬可笑。