This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。They gave him a dig about his meanness.他们在挖苦他吝啬.The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.这种匿名的卑鄙行为使他一时...
Gerard also took on wider familial respon-sibilities.杰勒德还承担了更多的家庭责任。He loved Gerard's peasant earthiness.他喜欢杰勒德身上那种农民的朴实。Margaret and Gerard cast a scared look at one another.玛格丽特和杰勒德彼此畏怯地望了一眼....
He answered the reporters'questions flippantly; this cannot be airily explained to your children.他轻率地回答了记者的问题; 这个不能随便说给孩子听." I don't care, " he said airily.‘ 我才不在乎呢, ’ 他漫不经心地说."I'll be all right," he said ...
日落后大约两小时战斗打响了。The fighting broke out about two hours after sundown.日落时开斋，按传统会吃椰枣、喝水。The fast is broken at sunset, traditionally with dates and water.我们从日出工作到日落。We worked from sunup to sunset....