One day, a scathing schoolmistress who wore a scarf scathed his selfpride.

一天，一名带围厉女教员伤害了他自尊心。

I was in my own room as usual—just myself, without obvious change: nothing had smitten me, or scathed me, or maimed me.

我像往常一样在自己——只有我自己，没有明显变化：没有任何东西击打我，伤害我，或残害我。