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

我像往常那样呆在我的房间里--只有我自己，没有明显的变化。我没有受到折磨，损伤或者残害，

He scathed his opponent's honor with rumors.

他用谣言破坏对手的名誉。