This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。They gave him a dig about his meanness.他们在挖苦他吝啬.The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.这种匿名的卑鄙行为使他一时...
A set period of fasting is supposed to bring us closer to godliness.据说定期斋戒会让我们更虔诚。Cleanliness which comes next to godliness , if not before it.清洁近乎神圣.But the profane and old - womanish myths refuse, and exercise yourself...
The evanescent post - war economic boom was quickly followed by a deep recession.大萧条紧随短暂的战后经济繁荣而来.All was unstable; quivering as leaves, evanescent as lightning.一切都是不稳定的, 都象树叶似地颤动翻转,象闪电似地倏忽明灭.By epiphany he means'th...
Curtis O'keefe would make a fair deal.柯蒂斯·奥基夫会做一笔公平买卖的.Curtis O'keefe glanced at her sharply.柯蒂斯·奥基夫严厉地向她看了一眼.I put Curtis Manning in command , if it's all right with you.我让柯蒂斯·曼宁主管行动你不反对吧?Curtis got behin...