他是个苛刻的批评家，但却是个非常善良的人。He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.给我规定的条件还不算太苛刻。The conditions laid down to me were not too limiting.对自己别太苛刻，让自己更快乐些。Be a little easier on yourself and enjoy yourself more....
He lived on an invalidity pension which came as a weekly giro.他靠每周领取的作为病残养老金的直接转账救济支票过日子。Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.政客们想要的是不问是非、甘为他们搞宣传的哈巴狗一样的新闻媒体。We were in the same...
为重现当时的情景，他们做了大量细致的工作。Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened.欧文凭借其生动细致的描写使这篇小说广受欢迎。Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and embellished account.这是个很细致的工作。It's a very finicky job....
The old man is a scrooge.那个老人是个守财奴.Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor.斯克路基后来成了蒂尼·蒂姆的保护人.Sim did a phenomenal job presenting the heartless, miserly, self - centered Scrooge.他成功地演绎了这个无情 、 吝啬 、 自我 中心的主人翁....