Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather then pedantic and portentous.无论如何, 要使它显得很随便, 甚至滑稽可笑, 而不要显得很迂腐,夜郎自大.Punning , facetious , irreverent, the funny man filled the newspapers and lighter periodicals with...
The woman eyed him coldly. "Don't be facetious," she said.妇人冷冷地看着他，说道：“别没正经了。”Facetious remarks are part of his stock - in - trade.讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏.Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather then pedantic and...
He found her exquisitely beautiful.他觉得她异常美丽.He wore an exquisitely tailored gray silk and accessories to match.他穿的是做工非常考究的灰色绸缎衣服,还有各种配得很协调的装饰.On her shoulders she wore two ornaments exquisitely set in gold - work.她在肩上挂上两...
Everything along the border has its price: drugs, teak, smuggled goods.边境上所有的东西都有定价，毒品、柚木和走私品无一例外。He smuggled papers out each day, photocopied them, and snuck them back.他每天都把文件偷偷地带出去复印，然后再偷偷地拿回来。The customs officer confi...
Involves a contrast - a positing of walks that are opposites.给我们看见强烈的对照﹕两种完全相反的生活样式.Afterward they watch movies, nap or go for walks in the woods.午饭后布什夫妇有时看电影, 小睡一会儿或有时在林中散散步.I myself enjoy cinema, poetry, eating out and...
He got his windmill on a system of easy payments that staggered even the ironmonger himself.他买下了风车,付款条件之优惠,连五金商本人都感到惊异....a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.翼板在微风中转动的风车The sails of the windmill were wheeling rou...
The running water from the mountain top eroded a gulley along the slope.从山顶上流下的水在山坡上冲蚀出一条沟渠.Jerry Gulley, the executive director , says his outfit's line of credit could be exhausted soon.执行长官杰里?格力表示,他们机构的信用额度很快就要消耗...
His room was jam-packed with fruit, flowers, gifts etc.他的房间里堆满了水果、鲜花及礼品等。She knew all about my schoolwork, my hospital work etc.她知道有关我的学业、医院工作等所有的一切。to drive, etc. at breakneck speed亡命飞车等...
He was kicking his legs like a Can Can dancer.他像跳康康舞一样踢着腿。They've really been kicking ass lately — busting places up, harassing everybody.他们最近真是让人气不打一处来，闹得天翻地覆，搅得每个人都不得安宁。He had to be dragged kicking and screaming i...