我们非常拘谨地坐在长椅的两头。We sat primly at either end of a long settee.她很拘谨地呷了一口白葡萄酒。She sipped her white wine primly.布赖恩温文尔雅，含蓄拘谨。Brian was courtly and reserved....
As an exercise in stating the obvious, this could scarcely be faulted.这说的都是些显而易见的事情，几乎不可能出错。He faulted my speech in two ways.他认为我的讲话有两点欠妥.Einstein cannot be faulted for lack of boldness.爱因斯坦决不会因为不够大胆而受到责备....
她撕掉包装纸，抽出一支烟，点燃了。She tore off the cellophane, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.将贴纸撕掉。Peel away the sticky paper.玛丽·安撕掉了餐巾的边儿。Mary Ann tore the edge off her napkin....
玛丽亚正用儿语和小家伙说话。Maria was talking baby talk to the little one.好吧，小家伙，我给你支点招儿。Well, sonny, I'll give you a bit of advice.“愚蠢的小家伙”是他最常用的斥责其学生的言辞。"Silly little boy" was his favourite expression of rebuke to his pupils....
Those in his employ were careful never to enrage him.在他手底下干活的人都非常小心绝不去触怒他。What I fancy I said to Melbury must have been enough to enrage any man.我相信我当时对麦尔布礼说的那些话足以激怒任何人.As for the subjects that so enrage puritans, they w...
他用颤抖的手写下那些字.He traced the words with a shaking hand.我永远都不会忘记那个病人脸上的表情,还有他颤抖的手.I will never forget the look on the patient's face, the tremble in his hand.他尽力隐藏悲痛, 但是颤抖的声音却无疑表明了一切.He tried to conceal his distress, bu...
我的双手、靴子和裤子上都沾满了泥巴。My hands, boots and trousers were plastered with mud.电视画面上出现了一只身上沾满油污、奄奄一息的小鸟。TV pictures showed a dying bird coated with oil.她已经设法将内利身上沾满血污的破烂衣衫脱掉了。She'd managed to strip the bloodied rags away fr...