He took a spoonful of the stew and ate it.他舀了一匙炖菜吃了。You beg him to try just one spoonful, and he clamps his mouth shut.你求他就尝一匙，可他就是不张嘴。I shouldn't have put that extra spoonful of curry powder in this meal, but I sup...
他这个人总是到处管闲事。He's a man with fingers in a lot of pies.我的邻居们是一群爱管闲事的人。My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies.我知道你认为我老爱管闲事，不可救药。I know you think I'm incurably nosey....
用功的学生在这门功课上偶尔也不及格.Diligent students occasionally fail this subject.他是个用功的但不是很聪明的孩子。He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.我们对那些默默无闻地刻苦用功的人脱帽表示敬意.We take off our hats to those who are quietly working hard....
a mangy old coat破烂不堪的旧外套That mangy hound of yours just cost me a bucket of milk!你那卑鄙的猎犬又让我损失了一桶牛奶!The animal is bald and mangy ; it's an apology for a dog.这畜牲光秃秃的,浑身污秽,真是一条不象样的狗....
“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。"The potential for disaster is enormous," he says.永远不能让种族主义暴政的祸患重新抬头。The scourge of racial tyranny should never again be allowed to raise its ugly head.她的优越正是她的祸患.Her privileged position now proved her undo...
这座城市建在岩石上，四周筑有城墙。The city was walled and built upon a rock.一段石阶从鹅卵石路上一直向上直通城墙。A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.古老的荷兰城堡城墙又厚又高，看起来几乎固若金汤。The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls ...