As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.Conceit is associated with stupidity and ignorance.骄傲的朋友是愚蠢和无知。A fool is wise in his own conceit.蠢人自以为聪明。'Your modesty is a cover fo...
Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。"Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.“你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。The ill-advised conceit of the gua...
它们有哑铜的，古铜的和镀银的。They are available in polished brass, antique brass or silver-plate.他给这个旧的银器皿重新镀银.He plated the old silver container again.这些刀叉并不像看起来那样值钱, 它们都是镀银的.The knives and forks are not as valuable as they look; the...
They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.昨天他们在公园开了个黑会.To dramatize the necessity of clandestine warfare, instructors objectively recited case histories and their import.为了说明秘密战的必要性, 教官们客观地讲述了案例及其意义.This be th...
Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。I've been dieting ever since the birth of my fourth child...我生完第四个孩子后就一直在节食。He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the four...
他们去那里纯粹是为了满足其病态的好奇心。They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。His face took on an unhealthy whitish hue.他对血有着一种病态的喜好。He had a morbid fascination with blood....
Do you know why he was mulling and hesitating?你知道他为什么前思后想、犹豫不决吗？She stood hesitating on the threshold.她站在门口，犹豫不决。He's still hesitating about joining the expedition.他对于参加这次探险队仍犹豫不决....
"Their sound is very interesting," he says, diplomatically.他很圆滑地说道，“他们唱得不错。”He told the artist diplomatically that his ugly picture was " unusual ".他圆滑地对画家说,他那张难看的画很 " 独特 ".They had to be dealt with diplomatically but fi...
We had a bumpy flight over the centre of Panama.我们的飞机摇摇晃晃地飞过巴拿马中部地区。I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.我有点儿喘不上气，心脏咚咚地快速跳动着。I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期....