Ford was a respecter of proprieties and liked to see things done properly.福特非常重视礼仪，喜欢把事情办得妥帖得体。...respectable couples who observe the proprieties but loathe each other.遵守礼节但互相憎恨的受人尊敬的夫妇Those strict proprieties of the old...
He calls it a "contraption", using his favourite word of the moment.他用了眼下他最喜欢说的“玩意儿”一词来称呼它。Does this contraption work?这个奇妙的玩意儿能用 吗 ?a Heath Robinson contraption复杂而不实用的装置...a strange contraption called the General Gordon ...
我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.芬克尔斯坦小姐会为你包扎拇指的。Miss Finkelstein will put a dressing on your thumb.他用拇指和食指捏着笔。He took the pen between his thumb and forefinger....