| 1 | In truth, Chinese workers were never as docile as the popular caricature suggested. | |
| 2 | They are "meek". | |
| 3 | When his aunt scolded him for it, he was very gentle and alleged his studies, his lectures, the examinations, etc., as a pretext. | |
| 4 | In truth, Chinese workers were never as docile as the popular caricature suggested. | |
| 5 | Crowds generally become quiet and docile. |
