He's offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期. 但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去, 这就有些扫兴了.The high tax...
The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.我缴付的高额税款除去了我大部分的收入.He’s offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks.The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off...
...the fifth baronet, Sir Thomas Grosvenor.五世准男爵，托马斯·格罗夫纳爵士Sir John Smith baronet abandoned his son to his fate.约翰·史密斯爵士遗弃了儿子,任其受命运摆布.The company and the splendour which he met there were not to the Baronet's taste....
With this pool of slave labor, you can underbid any contractor in the city.有这些可怜的劳工, 你可比这城里的所有承包商出更低的价.A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.雇了一个承包商抽干水...
Dani's making a snowman.达尼在那里堆雪人.We went to build a snowman but before it was half finished I was chilled to the bone.我们去堆雪人,但还未堆完一半时,我已感到寒气刺骨了.The boy is building a snowman.这个男孩正在堆雪人....