他们拜倒在皇帝的面前.They prostrated themselves before the emperor.他不赞成皇帝的做法.He is in disfavor with the king.皇帝的选举使他与弗兰西斯一世的冲突几乎不可避免.His election made conflict with Francis I virtually inevitable....
They fleeced us at that hotel.那家旅馆敲了我们一笔钱.She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.她声称他敲诈了她几千英镑。They fleeced him of all he possessed.他们把他的一切财产都诈骗去了....
一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.他把所得利润的一半交给歹徒作为保护费.He was paying out half his profits as protection.流氓向店主们索取保护费.The crooks shook down the shopkeepers for extortion mo...
At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference.不管怎样，潘金说两国之间的关系将在会谈之前恢复。A Brazilian public relations firm has brought some fizz into his campaign.一家巴西公关公司给他的竞选活动带来了些...
He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )从最坏的角度来说,他的疑虑肯定是出于一时冲动, 而不含恶意 ( 路易斯奥金克洛斯 ...