To use the vernacular of the period, Peter was square.用那时的土话讲，彼得是个老古板。...books or plays written in the vernacular...用方言写就的书或戏剧Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.把这篇古文译成白话文。To use the vernacular o...
他们心情复杂地凝视着这尊雕像，既为它的美丽折服又心生忌妒。They gazed in a mixture of envy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.五角大楼心情复杂地留意着中国生产航空母舰的野心.The Pentagon is watching China's aircraft - carrier ambitions with bemused interest....