Pockets of affluence coexist with poverty.少数富裕地区与贫困地区并存。Their affluence is more apparent than real.他们的富有是虚有其表.For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.对他们来说，富足是以减少在工作场所的自由为代价才...
The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class.战后是工人阶级富裕起来的全新时期。Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。Pockets of a...
Mr. Archibald did not give himself the trouble of making many remonstrances.阿奇博尔德先生似乎不想自找麻烦多方规劝.But to these remonstrances, Mr. Quilp turned a deaf ear.但是对这种劝告, 奎尔普先生置之不理.Pen stopped his tipsy remonstrances by telling hi...
During the war, Joan helped her mother knit scarves for soldiers.战争期间，琼帮妈妈给战士们织围巾。Sometimes the people doing this dance hold brightly colored scarves.有时跳这种舞的人会手拿色彩鲜艳的丝巾。You can often choose between plain white or coloure...
Sharp retorts roll off the tongues of the people he characterizes.尖锐的反驳滔滔不绝地出自他所塑造的人物之口.What characterizes almost all Hollywood pictures is their inner emptiness.几乎所有的好莱坞电影都是以内容空虚为特征.Parameter characterizes the dispersan...
“又累又激动”是形容人喝醉酒的一种委婉说法。"Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk.一些人动作平稳流畅，其他人则跌跌撞撞，大概是喝醉了。Some people moved in silky, liquid movements, others were jerky, probably drunk.到了上甜点的时候，斯科特显然已经喝醉了。Scott was obviously...