I'd do so myself, only I'm bound to uphold an artifice of decorum and... fairness.

我本可以自己動手 但我不得不保持得體和...公平

When pressed, when cornered, the artifice falls and the curtain drops.

當受到逼迫 *到角落 一切偽裝就會卸下

I must say, it's refreshing to be in the company of two young women who are so untouched by artifice and convention.

我得說 與兩位不受常規和習俗影響的 年輕女性相處 真令人耳目一新

There is a layer of artifice in the letters, as if a woman were writing to give the impression of being a man, or vice versa.

這些信件都精雕細琢 就像是一個女性在努力模仿男性 或者反過來

She expressed herself with difficult words, without mistakes, and yet you didn't feel the artifice of the written word.

她用一些晦澀高深的詞匯表達了自我 沒有任何錯誤 但你從文字中卻不會感受到半分刻意和造作