特拉斯科特说话啰唆，让人很难分清哪是纯粹的事实哪是添油加醋的修饰之辞。Truscott's verbosity made it hard to separate plain fact from decorative embellishment.她修饰了一下自己的妆容。She retouched her make-up.她很聪明地把自己修饰打扮了一番。She had wisely smartened herself up....
He had coarsened his voice to an approximation of Cockney.他让自己的口音变得粗俗起来，接近伦敦东区的发音。The Cockney accent was put on for effect.这伦敦腔是为了给人以深刻印象而故意装出来的。Pomeroy was a cockney barrow-boy at heart.波默罗伊本质上就是个伦敦街头小贩。...
我从餐具柜里取出一瓶自己收藏的最好的麦芽威士忌。I got a bottle of my best malt out of the sideboard.他又为自己倒了满满一大杯麦芽威士忌。He poured himself another generous measure of malt.他喜欢麦芽酒的苦味.He liked the bitter taste of the ale....