It isn't always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff.分清良莠并不总是很容易。An old bird is not to be caught with chaff.谷壳捉不到老鸟.Old birds are not to be caught with chaff.有经验的人不易受骗上当....
加上贝蒂的薪水，他们仅能勉强维持生计。With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.贝蒂蹲坐在地板上。Betty hunkered down on the floor.在贝蒂看来，乔有点儿世故。To Betty, Joe had an air of worldliness....
Horizon Blue, Corn Yellow and Pistachio Green are just three of the vibrant colours in this range.天际蓝、玉米黄、淡草绿色只是这一色系内的3种亮色。Pistachio custard with coffee syrup; Berries and cream; and little almond cakes.开心果奶油与咖啡糖浆, 红豆,奶油...
I normally never write into magazines but Mr Stubbs has finally crossed the line.我向来不给杂志写信，但是斯塔布斯先生最后做得太过火了。Stubbs the plasterer was much downcast at this dreadful edict.泥水匠斯塔布斯对这道使人敬畏的“法令”十分沮丧.Stubbs is the soul of punc...
There are thousands of students absolutely gagging to come to this university.肯定有成千上万的学生都渴望到这所大学念书。We were all gagging for a burger.我们巴望着吃汉堡包.Not all rock stars are gagging for it.并非所有的摇滾歌星都有性冲动.Girls everywhere are gagg...
Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.380年,西奥多修斯一世降临, 或说正式地进入君士坦丁堡.Ankara replaces Constantinople as the capital of Turkey.1923年的今天,安卡拉取代君士坦丁堡成为土耳其的首都.Constantine I is the eponym for const...
我真没想到. 我觉得我真是个乡下佬.I hadn't thought of that. I guess I'm just a country cousin.这个老实的乡下佬仔细瞧着我, 有好半天没说一句话.The honest clown looked earnestly at me, and said nothing for above half a minute.有的乡下佬以为梵天已经降生.Some of the...