The manager replied with promptness and courtesy.那经理思路敏捷、彬彬有礼地作了答复.This promptness proved how strictly he had held to his word.这足以表示,他是多么谨守前约.He arrived with his customary promptness.他像惯常那样准时到达....
这孩子发烧这么厉害,差点儿死掉.The child had such a fever ( that ) he nearly died.我应该沉沦于此, 并且马上死掉 吗 ? ”Must I sink down there, and die at once? "在经历了千辛万苦之后,他居然会死掉,那未免太不合理了.It was unreasonable that he should die after all he had undergo...