After a couple of brandies Michael started telling me his life story.喝了两杯白兰地后，迈克尔开始向我讲述他的生平。...expensive whiskies and brandies.昂贵的威士忌和白兰地Cognac and Armagnac are fine brandies.科尼亚克和阿马尼亚克是两种优质白兰地.David poured two brandies ...
"Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.“噢，亲爱的，”她的女主人会笑容僵硬地回答。Mary was always the perfect hostess.玛丽总是最殷勤的女主人。One of the hostess's duties is to mingle with the guests.女主人的职责之一是与客人们交际....
General Rudnicki was a moral beacon for many exiled Poles.鲁德尼茨基将军是众多被放逐的波兰人精神上的引路人。A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.前车之覆,后车之鉴.The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见....