Thumbing a lift had once a carefree, easy-going image.伸手搭便车曾经给人以轻松随意的形象。I went out onto the road to start thumbing.我走到公路上,竖起拇指要求搭车.Thumbing the book, he found a maple leaf in it.他匆匆翻了一下书, 找到一片枫叶....
The fire won't burn because the flue is blocked up.因烟道堵塞火烧不起来.The flue has become sooted up.烟道里都是黑灰.If the flue overdraws, all the heat goes right up the chimney.如果风管抽风过度的话, 热量就会从烟囱直接跑掉了....
The senator claims to have been misquoted in the article.参议员声称文章错误地引用了他的话。The case was brought by a psychoanalyst who says a journalist misquoted him in a series of magazine articles.这起官司是由一位心理分析学家起诉的，他声称一名记者发表在杂志上面的一系列文...
The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.这里雪莱用的是通俗的嘲讽手法。His cartoon mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.他的讽刺漫画无情地挖苦了当今的政界要人.To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.嘲讽用讽刺作品或好象用...
泰勒先生对那些曾反对过他的人并未怀恨在心。Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had opposed him.其他的孩子对我怀恨在心。The other kids had it in for me.她学会了坦然接受批评而不怀恨在心。She learned to accept criticism without rancour ....
The uncalled-for criticism grieved her.无缘无故的批评使她伤心。The uncalled - for criticism grieved her.无缘无故的批评使她伤心.I'm sorry. That was uncalled for.对不起，失言了。I shall ignore that uncalled-for remark.我不会理会那句不负责任的话的。His comments we...
His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain.他的头发淋雨后紧贴在头皮上。A lot of body heat is lost through the scalp.大量体热通过头皮散失。He told friends I was after his scalp.他告诉朋友们我想打败他。...
Now then, no unpleasantness, please.好了，别争了，好吗？I don't mean there to be any unpleasantness.我无心引起任何不愉快.The gravel cut his feet but this was the only unpleasantness.沙砾把他的脚硌得生疼.但这是唯一的令人不快之处....