有位朋友戏谑地称它为“避难所”，然后这个名称就沿用了下来。A friend dubbed it "The Sanctuary" and the name stuck.对文学生活的戏谑a burlesque of literary life当我们在讨论如此严肃的问题的时候，这种戏谑的言辞是不恰当的。The persiflage is not appropriate when we are discussing such serious p...
The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。His friends were a motley crew.他的朋友三教九流全有.The volunteers seem a motley crew.志愿者里似乎什么人都有。...
"I think I'll try a hypnotist," I said with sudden resolution.“我会找催眠师试试，”我突然坚决地说。I left Texas and said good riddance to all that.我离开了得克萨斯州，总算摆脱了那里的一切。The bus is said to have over-turned and fallen into a ravine.据说巴士...
...a gingham apron.方格布围裙...gingham check shorts.方格子棉布短裤a blue and white gingham dress蓝白格子布连衣裙The chambermaid in our corridor wears blue checked gingham aprons.给我们扫走廊的清洁女工围蓝格围裙.Gingham fabrics always look fresh and pretty...
She became Her Britannic Majesty's new ambassador plenipotentiary to the Republic of Lebanon.她成为了英国女王陛下驻黎巴嫩共和国的新任全权大使。His [ Her ] Britannic Majesty.大英帝国国王 [ 女王 ] 陛下(略作h. B.M. )....