我相信自己有成功的天分。I believe I have the talent to make it.成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct t...
Anita Loos was in many respects untypical of the screenwriting trade.在许多方面，安妮塔·卢斯看着都不像是从事剧本创作这一行的。But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。In these and several other respects, there...
Keep a pad handy to jot down queries as they occur.手边放一本便笺簿，以便有问题时随时记下。I'll jot down their address before I forget it.我得赶快把他们的地址写下来,免得忘了.Just jot down the main ideas [ points ] of what he says.把他讲话的大意记下来就行了....
“我们在演奏以前确实会为吉他调音，”他坚持说道。"We do tune our guitars before we go on," he insisted.我能听到乐队调音的声音。I could hear the sound of a band tuning up.其他人正静静地为他们的乐器调音。Others were quietly tuning up their instruments....
He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆.The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度.You must obtain a new automobile license when your old one expires.当旧的汽车牌照满期,你得领取新...
Yummy walks into the lounge.Yummy走进客厅.Some guests recline in lounge chairs on the sea-facing terrace.在面向大海的平台上一些客人斜躺在躺椅上。lounge about the door闲散过日Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat...
一想到别人在背后说我闲话，我就很恼火。It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.“下面，闲话少说，让我来介绍一下我们的赞助人。”"And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."这对伴侣年龄上的差异招来了不少闲话。What set tongues wagging was the age di...
He used her just to sate his lust.他只不过用她来泄欲.Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。The Imperial is considerably closer to the city center than the Sate.与赛特相比,帝国饭店离市中心很近....