女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations.在超级大国的峰会之前降低公众的期望值是个屡试不爽的策略。It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summi...
He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.他身高6英尺4英寸，瘦高个儿，大长腿。Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.在好莱坞，长腿金发美女遍地都是。"The British tabloids called me leggy and stunning," she recalls.“当时的英国小报都说我‘双腿修长’、‘艳惊四座’，”她回忆道。...
He died on the job while repairing a streetlamp.他在修路灯时因公殉职.And a streetlamp gutterAnd soon it will be morning.街灯成排,清晨就快来到.He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe.他在街灯下停下来，看着对面的咖啡馆。...the cold blue ligh...
She's been schooling her kids herself.她一直在自己教育孩子。schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children.学校与枯燥的书本教育给学生造成不自然的压抑。Training as a marriage counsellor would guarantee her some employment ...
I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter.我提着行李艰难地走着，迫切地寻找着搬运工。I desperately needed something to occupy me during those long, lonely nights.在那一个个漫长、孤单的夜晚，我极需找点事做。He was desperately eager to be back after...