She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.她本打算悄悄进去，但谈话却突然中断了。She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。She wore discreet jewellery.她戴着素净的...
I should make a few discreet enquiries about the firm before you sign anything.我应先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细, 然后你再签字。...the diligent and discreet technocrats who populate the upper reaches of French power.占据法国政权上层的勤勉、审慎的技术专家型官员They w...
对于有些人来说，赛跑的全部意义就是竞争。For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running.这辆车报废了，但人员全部安全逃离。The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.虽然天气越来越热，他们仍全部戴着高顶礼帽，穿着燕尾服。They were all in top hats and c...
One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky...我感兴趣的其中一位作家是伊曼纽尔·韦利科夫斯基。Immanuel Quigley, a small, agreeable man said at once , " Jeptha and I will take an upper ".个子矮小, 性子随和的伊曼纽尔·奎格利马上说: “ 杰普撒和我也睡上铺...
For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.我决定把我们餐厅的墙壁刷成赭黄色。Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint.油漆干了后，涂一层发红的土黄色乳胶漆。The sky, deepening to ochre, is broken by two or three seagulls...