But there were a few irreverent snickers from convalescent officers when Rhett spoke of bravery.不过,当瑞德说到勇敢时,在场那几位康复的军官中便有人在鄙夷地窃笑了.If you're hearing snickers, those would be courtesy of soccer's detractors.如果你听到...
deep-rooted prejudice against homosexuals对同性恋者根深蒂固的偏见...homosexuals, whose sexual behaviour is still accounted sinful by the church.其性行为仍然被教会认为是罪孽深重的同性恋者They disapproved of her dancing at discos and associating with homo...
The controversy is unlikely to die down.争议不大可能平息。Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down.他们目前的策略是保持低调，让事态慢慢平息。The shouting outside suddenly began to die down.大门外的呼噪蓦地低落下去了....