她一咳嗽, 就是 给我暗号出场.When she coughs, it's my cue to come onto the stage.这倒像个接头暗号分成了两半.It was like the two halves of a countersign.求援的暗号就是连发五枪.The signal for assistance was five shots in quick succession....
我敢保证你弄错了,凯特不是那个样子的。I'm sure you've got it wrong. Kate isn't like that.收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.我弄错了。不是红的那个,是蓝的那个。I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue...
At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil.牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。She preached to the congregation about forgiveness.她向会众宣讲宽恕的道理。The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve.口是心非....
Even seemingly innocuous words are offensive in certain contexts.甚至看似毫无恶意的言辞在某些语境下都会引起冒犯。Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.即使无害的物质在药物测试中有时也会呈阳性。The question appeared innocu...