1. But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars,
    如果这个世界不只是一个拙劣的恶作剧，如果人生不只是群星寒光中平凡的一闪，

2. The house was full of costly, but very vulgar furniture.
    房子里摆满了昂贵但俗不可耐的家具。

3. Life is a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance.
    生命只是惨淡的星光里的平凡的一闪.