从宾馆到交通，所有的基础设施都已陈旧失修。The infrastructure, from hotels to transport, is old and decrepit.公寓严重失修。The flat was in a poor state of repair.这座建筑看上去破旧失修，无人照管。The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect....
I was all for it, but Wolfe said no.我对此完全赞成，但是乌尔夫说不行。We haven't been introduced. My name is Nero Wolfe.还没人介绍我们。我叫尼罗·沃尔夫。Wolfe waved my suggestion aside.沃尔夫对我的建议置若罔闻。...
He was gifted, on occasion, with a gentle raillery, which almost always concealed a serious meaning.他一有机会, 总爱说一些温和的讥诮言词, 但几乎每次都含着严正的意义.Prince Charles does not escape raillery from others.查尔斯王子也难逃人们善意的嘲弄。He indulged in ge...