他就任公职是出于一种责任感。He took up office out of a sense of duty.布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。Buchanan has never held elective office.他于1935年就任圣职。He took holy orders in 1935....
He chewed the stem of his pipe and eyed her sceptically.他嘴里衔着烟斗柄，满腹狐疑地打量着她。Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。They got misty-eyed listening to records of Ruby Murra...
A short documentary prefaced the feature movie.故事片开始前放映了一部短纪录片.She prefaced her talk with an apology / by apologizing for being late.她先为迟到表示歉意,然后开始讲话.He prefaced his remarks with a smile.他用微笑来开始他的评论....
It was frivolous of him to make such an accusation.他提出这样的指控真无聊.frivolous behaviour轻浮的举止I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.我刚刚决定说自己有点过于轻率，不适合做医生。Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty....
男人是勃起的历史.Man is the history of erection.就像我祖母经常说的 -- 男人勃起的时候毫无道德可言.It's like my grandmother always said -- an erect penis doesn't have a conscience....