正如1892年剧本的副标题所强调的，《凯瑟琳》是一部“爱尔兰戏剧”。"Kathleen" was, as its 1892 subtitle asserted, "An Irish Drama".他们交往大概有一年了。They were knocking around together for about a year.他被指控为英国间谍，入狱关押了5年。He was jailed for five years as an allege...
The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.这些形象属哥特式或者拜占庭式而非古典式。This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。It is a classic style of Gothic buildings.这是哥特式建筑的典型样式....
他给她发出一份电报,说他立即返回昆斯敦.He sent her off a telegram announcing his immediate return to Queenstown.他在昆斯敦呆了很久.He remained long in Queenstown.他在昆斯敦修完了一门大学课程.He passed through a university course in Queenstown....
合同规定屋顶用红瓦, 并非石板瓦.The contract specifies red tiles, not slates, for the roof.他们用石板瓦做屋顶.They roofed the house with slates.这所房子寂静无声,只听见树枝刮擦着石板瓦吱吱作响.The house was silent but for the scraping of a branch on the slates....
The effect is soft and pretty rather than drop-dead sexy.给人的印象是柔和俏丽而不是吸人眼球的性感。Tina Turner shimmied across the stage in an incredibly sexy dress.蒂娜·特纳穿着极其性感的裙子一边跳着希米舞一边穿过舞台。She describes the tango as a very sexy dance.她把探...
甲板上所有的装置、窗户、舱口盖和门都已经关牢了。All deck fittings, windows, hatches and doors had been fastened.复杂而不实用的装置a Heath Robinson contraption遇到有人盗车时使汽车引擎发动不了的装置a device to immobilize the car engine in case of theft...