The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。I feel more compassion...
The shambling of his angular figure now directed him to a lean - to.他瘦削的身子踉踉跄跄地朝那间披屋走去....his tall, shambling figure.他那高大而且步履蹒跚的背影He was hollow - chested, squint - eyed, and rather shambling, but spry enough withal.他胸膛低陷...
就是那个线索帮我们最终解决了问题。That was the clue which clinched it for us.警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer.上下文提供的理解其含义的线索contextual clues to the meaning...
这样的例子可以举出数百个.Examples of this sort might be quoted in hundreds.我可以举出好几件事来说明.I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.他举出了他们的名字.He mentioned them by name....