Unfortunately, his idea of bold journalism was a hatchet job, portraying the staff in a negative light.

很遗憾，他所谓的大胆新闻报道是一种恶意攻击，对工作人员进行了负面的报道。

Literary works should focus on portraying typical people.

文艺作品中应当着力塑造典型化人物。

In the Middle Ages, actors portraying the dead in a play wore yellow.

在中世纪，剧中扮演死人的演员穿黄色。

The US should stop portraying itself as a Saint and labelling every one else as Demon.

美国应该停止把自己说成圣徒，把其他人说成是魔鬼。

Palestinian books, similarly, had a mixed record on portraying people from the other side.

类似地，巴勒斯坦人的教科书在描述对方人物时也是各色混杂。