It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on!他开始笑起来，他们才明白是怎么回事。She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared.她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。It was evidently from ulterior motives...
She always comports herself with great dignity.她的举止总是很端庄。It's an affront to human dignity to keep someone alive like this...如此维持一个人的生命是对人类尊严的冒犯。Morris intended to foster an art restoring the dignity of the craftsman...