This would be against diplomatic etiquette.这将在外交上犯失礼的错误.She's a real stickler for etiquette, so you'd better ask her advice.她非常讲求礼节, 所以你最好问她的意见.Answer restaurant phone within 3 rings, using correct salutations ...
手边放一本便笺簿，以便有问题时随时记下。Keep a pad handy to jot down queries as they occur.迈拉·坎宁安给我寄了张便笺感谢我招待的晚餐。Myra Cunningham sent me a note thanking me for dinner.她写在了便笺簿上。She wrote on a pad of paper....
He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.这些似乎是不切实际或自相矛盾的选择, 但请先容我讲完.At worst his scruples must have...
He speaks in unctuous tones.他说话油腔滑调.Far from being unctuous, Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent.由于并不愿意假意奉承，所以帕特总是不愿意表现出勉强顺从的姿态。He made an unctuous assurance.他做了个虚请假意的承诺....the kind of unctuous tone that I've...