She knows exactly how to tug at readers' heartstrings.她对如何牵动读者的心弦了如指掌。The sight of the poor child crying tugged at my heartstrings.看到那小孩啼哭,我真心疼.The thought wrung Tom's heartstrings.这个念头使汤姆大动恻隐之心....
如果可能，应追查谣言的源头。If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin.探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头.Explorers traced the Nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa.我们溯河而上,直到源头.We traced the river to its source....
The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.她开始表示反对，但最终还是同意了。They demurred at working on Sundays.他们反对星期日工作....