“美是肤浅的。”妈妈会说。"Beauty is only skin deep," my mother would say.他自称为历史学家, 但是他的书都是些肤浅的通俗作品.He calls himself a historian, but his books are a mere journalism.这是一本立论肤浅的书.It's a superficial book....
马修擦掉了脸上的煤灰。Matthew scrubbed the coal dust from his face.他们满脸煤灰。Their faces were blackened with soot.他的脸和双手都沾满了煤灰和污垢.His face and hands were coverd with grime from the coal dust....
这种疾病传播的条件已经成熟。The conditions are ripe for the spread of disease.我不开车，公共汽车条件又太糟糕。I don't drive and the buses are quite hopeless.此处提及的实验证据有诸多限制条件。The empirical evidence considered here is subject to many qualification...
他是操纵媒体为自己服务的老手。He was a past-master at manipulating the media for his own ends.她是个打情骂俏的老手。She's a real flirt.她是对付新闻界的一位老手。She's an old hand at dealing with the press....