他们试图给真诚的建议吗？

Are they trying to give sincere advice?

象这样一项真诚的建议遭到了这样敌意的对待还是非常罕见的.

Rarely has so generous a proposal encountered such a hostile reception.

哈苏吉是前政府顾问，经常表明自己对沙特政权的批评是真诚的，或者说是友好的建议。

Mr Khashoggi, a former government adviser, often said that his criticism of the Saudi regime was nasiha, or friendly counsel.