If I had had the big box, I would now know taupe and cerise and ecru.我要是那时有大盒的蜡笔, 我就能分辨出灰褐色,樱桃红,还有米色.They were small, somewhere between ecru and beige, but this was it.它们很小, 淡褐色的, 但毕竟是不错的....
It would have been impolitic to refuse his offer.当时若拒绝了他的好意当然是不明智的。I had thought it impolitic to smoke a cigar while pleading poverty.我以前想,一面闹穷,一面又抽雪茄是失礼的.It is impolitic to offend people who can help you.触怒能帮助你的人是很失策的....
I hypothesized that all the things were his gimmick.我猜测所有事情都是他的骗局.The basic gimmick was the distinguishing of one bank from the others.基本决窍是区分某一银行与其它银行的标志.a new gimmick to encourage people to go to the cinema鼓动大众去看电影的新噱头...