In the benighted Middle Ages, intellectual curiosity was discouraged by the authorities.在中世纪这个黑暗的年代里, 求知欲全给统治阶级扼杀了.Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened , heed only one side and you will be benighted.兼听则明,偏信则暗...
A sarcastic remark was on the tip of her tongue.挖苦的话到了她嘴边却没说出来。I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了.She has a sarcastic tongue.她喜欢挖苦人....
那比根空麦秆子好不了多少.It's no better than a hollow stalk.他们用麦秆状吸管喝汽水.They suck soda water through straws tube.他们的长相一模一样,就象一根麦秆上的两颗麦粒.They looked as much alike as two grains of wheat on the same stalk....