A miserly father makes a prodigal son.老子守财奴,儿子败家子.Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by...
我们沿湖岸走着.We walked along the shore of the lake.和大部分意大利湖泊一样，奥尔塔湖岸不对公众开放。In common with most Italian lakes, access to the shores of Orta is restricted.湖岸几乎都是垂直的。The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular....
布莱克很熟练地跳上了船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉了沉。Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight.即使重量仅有1克的二十分之几都可能是关键性的。A few twentieths of a gram can be critical.我学会了如何称出袋装种子的重量。I learned how to weigh out packages of seed...
I'm dreading Christmas this year.今年我非常害怕过圣诞节。This was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。This was exactly the emergency she had been dreading for weeks.这正是几星期以来她一直在担心的紧急关头啊!...