His cordial agreement with all I said cut the ground from under my feet. It made my position complicated, not to say ludicrous.

不管我说什么，他都从心眼里赞同，这就把我的口预先箝住了。他使我的处境变得非常复杂，且不说滑稽可笑了。

And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about.

我现在所作的，后来还要作，为要断绝那些寻机会人的机会，使他们在所夸的事上也不过与我们一样。