时弊

zhēn biān shí bì

针砭时弊

condemn present-day evils

qiè zhòng shí bì

切中时弊

strike at the heart of today's evils

pēng jī shí bì

抨击时弊

lash out at the social evils

tā de fěng cì bào lù de xiǎo shuō jī zhòng shí bì fà rén shēn xǐng jù yǒu jī jí yì yì

他的讽刺暴露的小说击中时弊、发人深省，具有积极意义。

His novels satirized and exposed the society fraud and set people thinking.

tā chéng wéi le yī gè bìng qì yī qiè huàn xiǎng yán lì pēng jī shí bì de pī píng jiā

他成为了一个摒弃一切幻想，严厉抨击时弊的批评家。

He became a progressively harsh and disillusioned critic of his country's failings.