"I think I hear the telephone ringing."—"Okay, I can take a hint."“我想我听到电话铃在响。”——“好的，我明白你的意思了。”The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.电话线那头噼里啪啦地传来警察局长短促的声音。I ripped out the telephone wi...
All day she had fought off the impulse to telephone Harry.她一整天都在克制自己想给哈里打电话的冲动。'Somebody wants you on the telephone' — 'But no one knows I'm here!'“有人打电话找你。”——“可没有人知道我在这里啊！”He banged down the tel...
Leftover food and unwashed dishes cover the dirty counters.台面上又脏又乱，尽是残羹剩菜和未洗的盘子。He dragged a foot when he walked, a leftover from polio.他走路时一瘸一拐的，那是小儿麻痹的后遗症。Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.剩下的鸡肉可做成一盘美味色拉。...
This time the concierge was surprised to the point of bewilderment.这时候看门人惊奇到了困惑不解的地步.As I went into the dining - room the concierge brought me a police bulletin to fill out.我走进餐厅的时候,看门人拿来一张警察局发的表格要我填.The concierge can ar...
电灯布线要安全稳妥。Lamps should be safely wired.到处都受了潮，整栋楼需要重新布线。There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.安防专家在数十株名贵苗木上布线,使与其别墅的主控警报系统连接.Security experts wired up dozens of expensive plants to the...
Shakespeare said, " He jests at scars that never felt a wound. "莎士比亚说: “ 人总是取笑那些从不感到受伤害的创痕. ”Their jests made everyone laugh.他们说的俏皮话逗得大家哈哈大笑.He jests at scars, that never felt a wound.富人不知穷人苦。The men talk as cheerfully a...
The comparative of "pretty" is "prettier".pretty的比较级形式是prettier。After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.经过许多困难之后, 他现在的生活相对舒适.She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里....
他被警察盯梢.He was shadowed by the police.他被侦探盯梢.He is shadowed by a spy.老伙计，只不过又是一份盯梢的活。对你这样的人来说还不是小菜一碟。Just another surveillance job, old chap. Piece of cake to somebody like you....
If not, the outcome may be a lot murkier.而如不然, 结果可能就会更加含糊不清.This leads us into the murkier areas of human behaviour.这让我们看到了人类行为较阴暗的领域.Deeper, murkier colors usually accompany more flavorful wines.深的, 暗的颜色通常伴随着浓的葡萄酒....