to pay sb a pittance付给某人菲薄的工资Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活....
比方说，拥有300到500英亩地的人，可能每年会损失几千英镑。Someone with, say, between 300 and 500 acres could be losing thousands of pounds a year.打个比方说, 他是不能认敌为友.Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him.比方说那个驼背的理查老国王. ”Like that old...
I was all for it, but Wolfe said no.我对此完全赞成，但是乌尔夫说不行。We haven't been introduced. My name is Nero Wolfe.还没人介绍我们。我叫尼罗·沃尔夫。Wolfe waved my suggestion aside.沃尔夫对我的建议置若罔闻。...