It contains complicated connotation of social satire, cultural satire and life satire, which is dealt with successively from different angles.

《围城》不是一部普通意义的讽刺小说，它蕴含了社会讽刺、文化讽刺、人生讽刺三个方面复杂的内涵，角度不同，层次也依次递进。

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It was actually a satire of everyday American life.

实际上，这是对美式日常生活的讽刺。

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As an epic satire, Don Juan is regarded as Byron's masterpiece representing his life experience and artistic skills.

作为一部讽刺史诗，《唐璜》被公认为是拜伦的人生经验和艺术修养已臻成熟之境的杰作。

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Few directors risk upstaging their movies with credit sequences as effervescent as the one with which Sacha Guitry (who also wrote the script and stars) opens this 1936 comedy: in a miniature satire on life behind the scenes on a movie set, he introduces the cast and crew, tipping his hand regarding the tricks of the trade.

NEWYORKER: The Story of a Cheat

The Trilambs extend their merciless satire to almost every aspect of life - from dysfunctional relationships to absurd parties and messy relationship break-ups.

BBC: Soon Hey, Matty Boom and Gay Jamie

The writer, Jeffrey Abrams, combines feeble finger-pointing satire of the success-obsessed upper class with life lessons that are hard to swallow.

NEWYORKER: Regarding Henry