wǒzhèngzhòngdìshuō, zhègèdàdǎndeyǐnyùzhuóshílìngrénqīnpèi, jìránzhèngféngyīgèdàxǐderìzǐ, lǐyìngmiàoyǔliánzhū, lǐzànwángjiāhūnqìng, gùzhèzhǒngxìjùxíngshìdebówùzhì, jiùsīháobùhuìduìshīzǐshēnggèhǎitún 'érzǐ 'érshēngǎnbù 'ānliǎo。 Now I maintain that this bold metaphor is admirable, and the natural history of the stage has no occasion on a day of allegory and royal epithalamium to take exception at a dolphin who is son to a lion.
shìyīgèshídàideyīqiēlìliàngtōnglìhézuòdefēifánchǎnwù, měikuàishítóushàngdōukěyǐkàndàozàitiāncáiyìshùjiāxūntáoxià, nàxiēxùnliànyòusùdegōngjiàngbèngfāchūláidebǎibānqísīmiàoxiǎng; prodigious product of the grouping together of all the forces of an epoch,where, upon each stone, one sees the fancy of the workman disciplined by the genius of the artist start forth in a hundred fashions;
kěyǐhěnqīngchǔfēnbiànchūnàsānzuòbèichálǐwǔshìhébìngwéizhèzuòxínggōngdedàshà, jìnguǎntāmenyóujǐdàodàiyòucǎisèbōlíchuānghéxiǎoyuánzhùdechánglángyǔxínggōngzhùtǐjiànzhùqiǎomiàodìjǐnjǐnliánjiézàiyīqǐ。 zhèsānzuòdàshàshìxiǎomiùsīfǔdǐ、 shèngmò 'ěrshénfùfǔdǐhé 'āitángpǔbójuéfǔdǐ。 xiǎomiùsīfǔdǐ, wūdǐngbiānyuánzhuāngshìzhehuābiānxínglángān, shéncǎiyōuyǎ; One could there distinguish, very well, though cleverly united with the principal building by long galleries, decked with painted glass and slender columns, the three Hotels which Charles V. had amalgamated with his palace: the Hotel du Petit-Muce, with the airy balustrade, which formed a graceful border to its roof;
kězàinàqímiàodejiǎfāzhīxiànàduìguāngzémíngliàngdeyǎnjīngquèshǎnzheguānghuī。 kànláizhèrénzàixùnliànchéngwéitái 'ěrsēnyínhángdenàzhǒngxiōngyòuchéngfǔ、 bùdòngshēngsèdebiǎoqíngdeguòchéngzhōngquècéngbǎojīngmóliàn。 A face habitually suppressed and quieted, was still lighted up under the quaint wig by a pair of moist bright eyes that it must have cost their owner, in years gone by, some pains to drill to the composed and reserved expression of Tellson's Bank.
yòuyáoyánshuōsūgélánzuìwěidàdelǚxíngjiāzǎoyǐrùxiāngsuísú, bìngyǐqǔliǎobèiqímiàodìjiàozuò“fēizhōufēizǐ”denǚrénwéiqī。 There were rumors that Scotland's greatest traveler had long gone native and married what was quaintly called an "African princess."
rúruòyòngtìdāojiùkěyǐkāicǎichūhuāgǎngyán, yòngsīxiànjínéngjìbówèichuánzhǐ, nàme, yěxǔnǐcáinéngxīwàngyòngréndezhīshíhélǐxìngzhèyàngměimiàoéryōuyǎdedōngxīqùyǔrénlèideqínggǎnyǔgāo 'àonàyàngdepángrándàwùjìnxíngkàngzhēng。 Quarry the granite rock with razors, or moor the vessel with a thread of silk, then may you hope with such keen and delicate instruments as human knowledge and human reason to contend against those giants, the passion and the pride of man.
shùyuèqiánkèlíndùnzhōuchángtóngyìyǔbùshíxiānshēngjiāoshǒusāncì, yóuliǎngdǎngzǔchéngdezǒngtǒngbiànlùnwěiyuánhuìzhùbàn。 bùshízhùxuǎntuánqiǎomiàodìtuōyán, ránhòuduìbiànlùnxíngshìtíchūyìyì。 wěiyuánhuìgēnjùguòqùjīngyàn, héqínghélǐdìtíyìyóuyīrénzhùchíbiànlùn。 dànshìbùshíxiānshēngjiānchíyóuyīzǔjìzhěláifāwèndebènzhuōxíngshì。 zhèzhǒngfāngshìzàiguòqùbiànlùnshícéngzhì 'àinánxíng。 Gov.Bill Clinton agreed months ago to three encounters with Mr.Bush, sponsored by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates. The Bush campaign artfully dawdled, then took issue with the debate format. The commission, reacting to past experience, sensibly proposed a single moderator. But Mr.Bush is holding out for the cumbersome format of a panel of journalist questioners that has clotted past debates.
shuōmiàoyǔ, shuōqiàopíhuà To make quips or a quip.
duìnǐláishuō, yīgènéngkànjiànderén, tōngguòguāncháwēimiàodebiǎoqíng--- yītiáojīròudechàndǒu、 yīzhǐshǒudebǎidòng, hěnkuàidìliǎojiělìngyīgèréndeběnzhì, shìduōmeróngyìyòuduōmelìngrénmǎnzúdeshìqíng。 How much easier, how much more satisfying it is for you who can see to grasp quickly the essential qualities of another person by watching the subtleties of expression, the quiver of a muscle, the flutter of a hand.
dāngwǒdetóngbāojiǎojìnnǎozhīzàibǐjiàozhōngxīwénhuàdeshíhòu, wǒzǒngsòngtāmenzhèyīfùjiǎnqīngtòngkǔdeyàojì, zhèyǐjīngchéngwéiwǒdemiàojì, yīnwéizhèzhǒngyàojìshǐzhōnghěnyòugōngxiào。 This is a dose of soothing medicine that I have always given to my countrymen engaged in the head-racking task of comparing Chinese and Western civilizations, and it has become a trick with me, for the medicine always works.
zànchéng, miàojíliǎo。 Agreed, and good as wheat.
wǒxīnlǐxiǎngdedōngxīyàomiàodéduōní。 My mind was more agreeably engaged.
jǐniányǐlái, wǒjiùfāxiànliǎochāomànsùyuèdúmiàoyòngwúqióng。 I discovered its worth years ago.
yīcìmiàotóu, yǐnqǐyīzhènhuānhūshēng。 A good shot raises a laugh.
zǒng 'éryánzhī, zhèshìyīgèmiàojíliǎodejīdòngrénxīndekǎi 'ěrtègùshì, zhōngjiānchuānchāzheyīxiēshǎnshuòzhezhìhuìyǔjīzhìdepiànduàn。 All in all then, it is a rattling good Celtic yearn with a few fragments of wit-and-wisdom thrown in.
zuìjìn, měiguókēxuéjiāshǒucìkāishǐyánjiūliúxíngdúpǐnhé " pàjīnsēnshìzhèng " zhījiāndewēimiàoliánxì。 yánjiūjiēguǒxiǎnshì, nàxiēzàijiǔbāxúnqiúcìjīderénmenyīwǎnshànghěnróngyìjiùnéngtūndiàoliǎngsānpiànyáotóuwán, érzhègèjìliàngyǐjīngzúyǐduìnǎobùshénjīngkòngzhìxìbāozàochéngyǒngjiǔxìngdepòhuài。 Just two to three Ecstasy tablets - a quantity that thousands of clubbers take during raves - can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's for the first time.
xiānjìngměimiàodexiǎngxiàngzhōngdewángguó A marvelous imaginary realm.
zhèxiēháohuágōngguǎndeqiánmiàn, jìnguǎnyòuruògān 'ànlǜsèdepòfángzǐbīnlínshuǐbiān, quèzhēbùzhùgōngguǎnzhèngmiàndeměilìlēngjiǎo, zhēbùzhùgōngguǎnkuāndàdeshíkuàngfāngxínggézǐchuāng、 duīmǎnsùxiàngdejiāngǒngménláng、 lēngjiǎozǒngshìnàyàngfēnmíngdeqiángyuándejiānjǐ, yězhēbùzhùsuǒyòuzhèyīqiēměimiàodejiànzhùqízhēn。 zhèngshìzhèxiējiànzhùqízhēn, cáishǐdé 'étèyìshùkànláiyòuchóngxīnyǔměizuòhóngwěijiànzhùwùjiéhézàiyīqǐ。 A few miserable,greenish hovels, hanging over the water in front of these sumptuous Hotels, did not prevent one from seeing the fine angles of their facades, their large, square windows with stone mullions, their pointed porches overloaded with statues,the vivid outlines of their walls, always clear cut, and all those charming accidents of architecture, which cause Gothic art to have the air of beginning its combinations afresh with every monument.
duōshǎogèměimiàode、 dàizhelùshuǐdelímíng, tāmenyītóngzǒuzàitiányěshàng; duōshǎogènuǎnyángyángdexiàrìwǔhòu, tāmentóngzàiliángshuǎngdebáisèniúnǎifánglǐjiǎohuángyóu, zuòrǔlào。 Together they went afield in the wondrous dewy dawns and the warm summer afternoons found them making butter and cheese in the cool, white dairy-house.
zàiwǒ 6 suìnàniándeqíngrénjié, tāgěiwǒdàiláiliǎodìyīcìměimiàodehuíyì。 My first recollection of the magic he could bring to Valentine's Day came when I was six.
wǒxiàngyīgègāngqínshī, shǒuxiānyīgèlèjùyīgèlèjùdì、 yǐlǐngshénhuìlèqūdejiāmiào , jiēzhecāoliànyīfān, jìnkěnéngxiǎngbǎzuòqǔjiāyàobiǎodádesīxiǎnggǎnqíngwājuéchūlái, bìngqiěwéimiàowéixiàodìshǐtāchóngxīnzàixiàn。 I was like a pianist studying a piece of music, phrase by phrase, rehearsing it, trying to discover and recreate exactly what the composer was trying to convey.
lùyínggěizhèzhǒnglèqùyǐjuémiàodeyōuyǎyìjìng。 To this pleasure camping gives an exquisite refinement.
zuòwéikēhuànxiǎoshuōdeyīzhǒnglèixíngyī 'érbùshìzhǐduìwèiláizuòkèbǎnrúshídeyùyányīdélāikèsīlèyòuguānnàmǐjìshùdezuòpǐnduìjīfāqīngshàoniánduìyǔzhòudexīngqùfāngmiànkěyǔdiànyǐng“ xīngqiúdàzhàn” xiāngpìměi, yòuyìqǔtónggōngzhīmiào 。 zhèzhǒngqiánglièderèqíngyòushíhuìshǐqīngshàoniánxuǎnzéyǐhángkōnghuòtiāntǐwùlǐxuéwéizìjǐdezhōngshēnzhíyè。 As a subgenre of science fiction-rather than a literal prediction of the future-books about Drexlerian nanotechnology may serve the same function as Star Trek does in stimulating a teenager's interest in space, a passion that sometimes leads to a career in aeronautics or astrophysics.
qíngkuàngbùmiào , qǐngdiàngàobǔjiùfāng 'àn。 Matters turning worse advise what remedy
tīngdàoyǎnjiǎngzhěqiǎomiàodewánxiào, rénqúnzhōngfāchūqīngsōngdexiàoshēng。 The crowd relaxed into laughter at the speaker's excellent joke.
[ fǎn ] tīngliǎozhēnjiàorénmòmíngqímiào 。 That's a cheerful remark.
qíyìdebùxúnchángdehuòtèbiéde; qímiàode Remarkable or extraordinary; wonderful.
qíyìdìdàoqímiàodehuòbùxúnchángdechéngdù To a wonderful or remarkable extent.
yīnwéifēifánhuòbùxúncháng 'érchǎnshēngdeqímiàodegǎnjué。 strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual.
miàocèduìwèntíhuòxié 'èdeshòuhuānyíngdànquèwèijīngjiǎnyàndejiějuéfāngfǎ A favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils.
zhēnnītèxiězhèjùhuàshíhuòxǔzhèngchǔyú 'áizhèngbìngrénchángyòudesuǒwèidehuīfùqī。 zhèzhǒng“ huīfùqī” suīměimiàoquèyòukěpàhénghéngshēntǐzhuàngkuànghéshēngbìngqiánchàbùduō, suǒyǐcǐshíxīwàngjíbìngyuǎnnǐ 'érqùshènzhìgēnchúyěméiyòushénmebùduì。 Maybe Janet wrote her list when the cancer was in one of those horrible and wonderful remission periods, when all is as it was héng almost héng before the disease, so what harm is there in hoping that it ’ s b ehind you, maybe for good?
qiǎomiàodìchùlǐshǐchǎnshēngduìmǒurényòulìdeyǐngxiǎng。 influence skilfully to one's advantage.