There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.她的书问世时可能确有引人入胜的新颖之处。Often a drop of irony into an indifferent situation renders the whole piquant.在本来平淡无味的情境里,加上一点戏谑的成分,就往往能使情境全部都变得有味.Bland v...
However, life would be pleasanter if Rhett would recant his heresies.不过,如果瑞德放其他的那套异端邪说, 生活就会惬意得多.The heresy of heresies was common sense.一切异端当中顶大的异端——那便是常识.Goldstein and his heresies will live for ever.果尔德施坦因及其异端邪说将永远存在....
He wrote a splendid polemic in my favour.他写了一篇出色的文章为我辩护....a polemic against the danger of secret societies...抨击秘密社团危险性的论辩The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.这本书既是一段历史，也是一篇主张宽容的激情论辩。The New ...