He was paid a modest emolument.他获酬甚微.Finns are very modest and downplay their own accomplishments.芬兰人是非常谦虚,淡化自己的成绩.The price is very modest.价格是适中的。His head was modest wedge - shaped, high - cheekbone, nose slightly short...
What the hell, I thought, at least it will give the lazy old man some exercise.管他呢，我心想，至少这能让懒鬼老头活动一下筋骨。A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懒羊嫌毛重I’m damned if I will lend any money to that lazy son of mine.我决不会借钱给我那个懒鬼儿子。S...
These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。Half of the north-west's timber land is public property.西北部的一半林地是公共财产。It wants timber to come, where possible, fro...
Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease.嘲笑声的背后潜伏着一种越来越强烈的不安。Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good.福兮祸所倚, 祸兮福所伏.Beneath his smart, generous, unflappable exterior lurks massive ins...
菲利普·拉金的意思是：父母可能会严重损害你的健康。Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health.我确信拉金会神经崩溃，他会反射性地扣动扳机。I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex act...
The gift shop's biggest seller is a photo of Nixon meeting Presley.这家礼品店最畅销的商品是尼克松会见猫王普雷斯利的照片。Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged.尼克松先生认为这些录音带是保密的。Nixon looked comfortable and in command.尼克松看上去镇定自若。...
你要是不停地抓那个青春痘就会抓破皮的.If you keep scratching away at that spot, you'll break the skin.眼药膏对皮肤抓破的地方有效 吗 ?Does eye ointment catch lousy place to the skin effective?是什么东西抓破了你妹妹的脸?What was it that scratched your sister acut...