他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.囚犯们很快就适应了苛刻的条件.The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.他给自己制定了极为苛刻的标准，满腔热忱地献身于芭蕾事业。He set himself ferociously tough standards; an...
The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.受害者受了重伤，大量失血。We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.我们通常以为被拦路抢劫的受害者是老年人。He was innocent and the victim of a frame-up.他是清白的，是受人诬陷的。...
Don't be too downhearted. There's always a way.别太悲观了，总有办法的。Max sighed, sounding even more downhearted.马克斯叹了口气，听上去更沮丧了。We're disappointed by these results but we're not downhearted.我们对结果感到失望，但是并未丧失信心。T...
他叫我们滚蛋，于是我们威胁他的孩子。He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid.我想：“这个人会理解我的。”于是开始给她写信。I thought, "Here'ssomeone who'll understand me." So I wrote to her.这些官员感到受了怠慢，于是大声抱怨起来。The officials felt taken for gra...
Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright.荧光灯闪了几下，接着屋子里豁然大亮，刺得人睁不开眼。The reason is blindingly obvious .原因十分明显。Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blind...