His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.她母亲为人刻薄,势利眼,嗓门又大。...catty remarks.尖刻的言辞a restaurant catty-corner from the theater斜对着剧院的餐馆Eggs are sold by the catty.鸡蛋论斤出售....
“她在梅费尔有个大公寓。”——“正是。”"She has a large flat in Mayfair." — "Just so."对借款人来说,减息的消息来得正是时候。News of interest cuts came in the nick of time for borrowers.这正是很多父母犯错的地方。This is where a lot of parents go wrong....