He has just learned the rudiments of Chinese.他学汉语刚刚入门.She learned the rudiments of brick-laying, wiring and plumbing.她学习了砌砖、布线和管道工程的基本知识。Here he had the opportunity of learning at least the rudiments of freestoneworking....
He felt as if a serpent had spat venom into his eyes.他感觉就像有一条蛇朝自己的双眼里喷射了毒液。The Venetian gondola is as free and graceful in its gliding movement as a serpent.威尼斯小艇划起来就象蟒蛇一样洒脱自在....the serpent in the Garden of Eden.伊甸园里的那条...
她曾随口提到过，当时她的冷漠很让他吃惊。She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.我发现她相当严厉，拒人于千里之外，近乎冷漠。I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.英国男人常被认为是矜持而冷漠的。British men are often seen as b...