The old man tarted up his shop so much that I couldn't recognize it.那个老人把他的小店装饰得我都认不出来了.Older structures, such as the parliament, were to be tarted up with domes and other accoutrements.如议会大楼这样的旧建筑则被穹顶和另外建筑结构装扮起来....
这个故事的念头是他做白日梦的时候突然想到的。The idea for the story came to him in a daydream.白日梦会荒废你一生。You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.白日梦可能像是真实情景的预演。Daydreams may seem to be rehearsals for real-life situations....