...a thirty-two-page pamphlet explaining the rules of basketball...说明篮球规则的32页的小册子" At another time , sir, " he returned , evasively, " he present time is ill - convenient for explaining. "“ 下回再解释吧, 先生, ” 他躲闪道, “ 现在解释不方便....
豪谨慎地和邮政副部长丹尼尔·C.罗珀拉近关系。Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General.一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.邮政汇票的金额最高可达700美元。Postal money orders are availa...
...a spoiled aristocrat with pretentious airs and esoteric tastes.自命不凡、品位刁钻且被惯坏了的贵族成员This was House of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre - gossip.这叫做众议院的流言蜚语, 它同戏剧界的流言蜚语一样是高深莫测的.There are indications that his esoter...
Mr Butterfield denies having anything to do with the episode.巴特菲尔德先生否认和此事有关。He denies making off-color remarks about women.他否认曾口出对女性不敬的污言秽语。He denies that racism is just skin-deep.他否认种族主义仅仅是表面现象。...
They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest.他们在放高利贷。Demand for topquality programmers exceeds supply, leading to extortionate salaries.对优秀程序员的需求远远超过了供给, 致使工资畸高.They are asking an extortionate amount of mone...
The best airships were the giant Graf Zeppelin and the luxurious Hindenburg of the 1930 s.最好的飞船是20世纪30年代特大的齐柏林号和豪华的兴登堡号.The reason for the British bias towards airships at this stage is not hard to deduce.弄清英国人在这个阶段如此热衷于...