He makes a virtue of being a straight talker.

坦率耿直成了他手中的利器。

Being compared to the tobacco giants is one of the business world's more toxic insults, but it is not the only unflattering analogy circulating.

将一家公与烟草巨头相比较，这在商业界中是最为恶毒的侮辱，但这并不是书的唯一个耿直的类比。