He's always been regarded as the black sheep of the family.他总是被看成是这个家庭的不肖之子.As the owner of the factory I'm like the head of a family, and as such I can't allow any black sheep among my employees.我在厂里好比是一家...
He had coarsened his voice to an approximation of Cockney.他让自己的口音变得粗俗起来,接近伦敦东区的发音。The Cockney accent was put on for effect.这伦敦腔是为了给人以深刻印象而故意装出来的。Pomeroy was a cockney barrow-boy at heart.波默罗伊本质上就是个伦敦街头小贩。...
This is early-20th-century rural Sussex, when horses still pulled the plough.这是20世纪早期的萨塞克斯乡村,那时还是用马拉犁。There are not as many genteel young men in Devonshire as Sussex.与苏塞克斯相比,德文郡有教养的年轻人不多.He owned a large estate in Sussex...
The indent agent takes a commission on the value of his purchase.这种订货代理商按所订购的货物价值收取佣金.The mountains indent the horizon.山峦使地平线成锯齿状.A firm order is often called an indent.确定的订单常称作订货单....