He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅.The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟.There was this running gag about a penguin ( = they kept telling penguin jokes ).人们不断讲关于一只企鹅的笑话....
At first, the incident seemed to be trivial.起初, 这一事件似乎并不重要。平常的, 普通的I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。Captious: Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults.倾向于...
The landau hadn't pulled up before she shot out of the hall door and into it.车还没停稳,她就由大门飞奔出来一头钻进车厢.The landau with their two steaming horses were in front of the door when I arrived.在我赶到的时候,那辆四轮马车早已停在门前了,两匹马正在气喘吁吁地冒...
眼下，我们正处于秋冬交替的时候。Right now we are in the changeover period between autumn and winter.那是晴雨天交替的一周.That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.如果低地必须用于种植豆类作物, 就必须把地整成交替的垄和沟.If low lands must be used for the bean crop, the...