He knew that this would be his day in court — his last chance to explain why he acted as he did...他知道这是他为自己辩解的机会，是他能够解释自己为何如此行事的最后机会。'I'll explain later.' — 'All right then.'“我以后会作解释的。”——“那好吧。”He...
Her aggressiveness made it difficult for him to explain his own feelings.她咄咄逼人的态度让他难以解释自己的感情。Hospital discipline was broken. Amy would have to explain herself.破坏了医院的纪律，埃米将不得不为自己辩解。Doctors cannot be bothered to explain wh...
The men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely.男人们像往常一样高兴地聊着，彼此间随意开着玩笑。Their jests made everyone laugh.他们说的俏皮话逗得大家哈哈大笑.Shakespeare said, " He jests at scars that never felt a wound. "莎士比亚说: “ 人总是取笑那些从...
Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around.这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.参议员西摩威胁说要发表长篇演说来阻挠议案通过。Senator Kerry carries considerable weight in Washington.参议员...
I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag.有人猛地抓住了我的睡袋，把我惊醒了。He lunged at me, grabbing me violently.他向我扑过来，使劲把我抓住。Grabbing his ponytail, Shirley gave it a yank.雪莉抓住他的马尾辫，猛地一拽。...
He whiled away an hour or two vaguely at clubs.他百般无聊地在俱乐部里消磨了一两个钟头.We whiled away the time at the airport reading newspapers.我们读报消磨掉在机场候机的时光.We whiled away the holidays by climbing mountains and hunting.我们爬山、打猎、愉快地度过了假期....
to finesse a deal略施小计达成一桩交易It was a disappointing performance which lacked finesse.那场演出缺乏技巧,令人失望.Playing bridge , we make some probability estimate before attempting a finesse.打桥牌时, 在采取某种策略之前,总要先做一些概率估计....