他是一位脾气乖戾的老先生.He was a bilious old gentleman.那个性情乖戾的人对什么事都要找岔.The grumpy man found fault with everything.德克粗鲁乖戾的外表之下隐藏着一种热情、慷慨的性格.Dirk's surly exterior concealed a warm and generous nature....
They travelled to Portsmouth, where they embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown.他们行至朴次茅斯，在那里登上了英国皇家海军“声望号”战列巡洋舰。...a little village a few miles north of Portsmouth.位于朴次茅斯以北几英里处的小村庄They showed little sign of equalising...
"Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight."“该死的，等一下”，明迪愤愤地说道，“谁也没说过要过夜。”He felt as if a serpent had spat venom into his eyes.他感觉就像有一条蛇朝自己的双眼里喷射了毒液。He spat out "I don't like the ...
Gone are the support suspenders and gaudy steel rings that strangled the tower for much of the last decade.过去十几年间斜塔四周起支撑作用的吊杆和绕在塔身上的华而不实的钢圈现已荡然无存.The great body of the flooring and the suspenders was swayed to and fro.庞大...