Right. And you elicited a defensive reaction from me when you asked a not very thoughtful question about my weight.

是的。当你问了一个关于我体重的欠考虑的问题时，你得到的是我的一种防御反应。

Because of this defensive reaction, direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give.

由于这种防御性反应，直接的赞美是非常困难的。

Paul's defensive reactions were blindingly fast, but they moved each time at the precisely correct angle they would take if a shield were helping deflect part of Jamis' blow.

Paul 的防守反应快得令人眼花缭乱，但他们每次都以正确的角度移动，如果有盾牌帮助挡开 Jamis 的部分打击，他们就会采取正确的角度。