tāzǒuqǐlùláishì 'ángshǒutǐngxiōng、 mǎnhuáizìxìn, háishìwānyāoqūbèi, bēiwēiwěisuǒ ? Does he walk erect and confident or is he humbly stooped?
xiǎozǔměijìjǔxíngyīcìhuìyì, tǎolùnbìngtuīxíngfāngbiànyíngshāngdecuòshī, lìrúxuējiǎnfánsuǒguīzé、 qǔdìguòfènguīguǎn、 pínggūguīguǎnjiànyìdeyǐngxiǎng、 bǎmǒuxiēgōngyíngfúwùzhuǎnwéisīyíng, yǐjíyǐnjìnxīnfúwùhuòtíshēngxiànyòufúwùděng。 It meets quarterly to take forward 'helping business' initiatives in such areas as cutting government red tape, deregulation, impact assessment of regulatory proposals, transfer of public services to the private sector and introduction of new and improved services.
àishuōhuàde, xùguōdexǐhuāntánhuàde, tōngchángshìyòuguānsuǒxièhuòmànwúmùdìdehuàtí; jiàntándéràngrényàn 'è Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
bǎzhèxiēsuǒshìdōujiǎngchūláisìhūyòuxiēháizǐqì, dànshìyǔzhègègūniànyòuguāndeyīqiēshìqíngwǒdōujìdéqīngqīngchǔchǔ, yīncǐ, jīntiānwǒháishìjìnbùzhùyīyīdìxiǎngqǐláiliǎo。 So exact an account of all these detailed happenings must seem very childish, but anything connected with that girl is so present in my recollection that I cannot help but remember it all now.
gòuwùbùshìyījiànsuǒshì, érshìxiūxián。 Shopping isn't a chore, it's recreation.
jìnguǎntāchéngjìyōuyì, yīngyǔliúlì, yīxīnxiǎngzàizhuānyèshàngyòusuǒjiànshù, dànsuǒyòudezhāopìnzhěwèntādequèdōushìyòuguāntādeshèjiāoshēnghuóhuòshìfǒuyuànyìjiēshòuwénshūgōngzuòděnghěnsuǒsuìdewèntí。 Although she had been getting excellent grades,spoke English fluently and was bursting with professional ambition,all the recruiters were asking trivial questions about her social life or how she would feel about accepting a clerical position.
tārènwéixíngzhèngguǎnlǐshàngdezhèxiēsuǒshìdōubùzhíyīgù He regards all these administrative details as beneath his notice
guānyúzhèzhǒngzhùzuò, màobìjiāngde《 yǐngméi 'ānyìyǔ》, shěnsānbáide《 fúshēngliùjì》, héjiǎngtǎnde《 qiūdèngsuǒyì》 shìzuìjiādelìzǐ。 Of these, Mao Pichiang's Reminiscences of My Concubine, Shen Sanpo's Six Chapters of a Quoted in ihr section on "Smoke and Incense. "Floating Life, and Chiang T'an's Reminiscences Under the Lamp-Light are the best examples.
wǒmenxiànzàiyàoxiānyóu《 qiūdèngsuǒyì》 ( zhùréngōngshìzuòzhězhīqīqiūfú ) zhōngzhāilùjǐduànchūlái, ránhòuyóu《 fúshēngliùjì》 ( zhùréngōngshìyún ) zhōngzhāilùjǐduàn。 We will begin with certain select passages from the Reminiscences Under the Lamp-Light with the author's wife Ch'iufu as the heroine, and follow it with selections from Six Chapters of a Floating Life, with Yiin as the heroine.
qiǎngpòzìjǐzuòsuǒsuìde、 chóngfùxíngwéidefēilǐxìngchōngdòng。 an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will.
fèichúyīqiēfánsuǒxiànzhì ! Away with all these petty restrictions!
bùlǐhuìsuǒxìguīzhāngdexiànzhì Refuse to be tied down by petty restrictions
tārènwéixíngzhèngguǎnlǐshàngdezhèxiēsuǒshìdōubùzhíyīgù . He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.
wǒtíshēngxiàochángsuǒgāndedìyījiànshìjiùshìyàofèichúyīdàduīwúyìyìdesuǒxìdeguīzhāngzhìdù。 My first action on being appointed headmaster was to do away with a mass of petty rules and regulations that had neither rhyme nor reason to them.
rúguǒliánshēnghuózhōngdesuǒshìyěyàoshòudàoyánxíngjùnfǎdeguǎnzhì, nàwǒmenyěbùnéngkēkèdìzhǐzéméngshēnglíqùniàntóudeguórén, tāmenyězhǐbùguòshìxiǎngchōngfēndìxiǎngshòudàoxuǎnzédequánlì。 If trivialities in our daily lives still have to come under scrutiny by the authorities, it will be hard for us to point an accusing finger at those who are thinking of leaving. They may just want to exercise fully their freedom of choice.
gěiwǒdeyòuhuòshìtígōngjǐwǒmenshēnghuóbìxūpǐn, hǎoxiàngshénmeshìdōuméiyòufāshēngyīyàngxūwěidìliáoqǐzhèyàngnàyàngdesuǒshì, tóurùdàowǎnhuìdeqítāhuódòngzhōngqù。 a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened.
suǒsuìde, bùzhòngyàodebùzhòngyàodehuòméiyòushénmejiàzhíde Of little significance or value.
shìbīngdàiwéishuō: " báitiāndeshíhòudōushìzuòxiēzáqīzábādesuǒsuìhuó, xīnqíngzāotòuliǎo。 zhǐyòudàoliǎowǎnshàng, dézhīzìjǐshōudàoliǎoyóujiàn, liǎnshàngcáihuìchéngxiànchūcànlàndexiàoróng。 " tābiānshuōbiāndǎkāizìjǐdebāoguǒ, lǐmiànzhuāngzheyīduīlíngshíhéqīzǐnǚ 'érdeyīpánlùyīncídài。 "You are down all during the day doing details, doing what you got to do and then at the end of the day when you get mail call you just get a big smile on your face," said David Vaugn as he unloaded a package filled with snacks and an audiotape from his wife and daughter.
bǎ…… dāngzuòhuájīkěxiàodesuǒshì 'érzhìzhībùlǐ, yòngxiàobǎituō。 deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it.
biéwéizhèxiēsuǒshìshēngqì。 Don't be angry over such trivial matters.
píngyōng, chénfǔpíngyōngchénfǔdezhuàngkuànghuòxìngzhì; suǒshì The condition or quality of being banal; triviality.
kǒujiǎodǒuzuǐ; jìnxíngsuǒsuìdejiāotán To bandy words; engage in small talk.
biǎoqíngwěisuǒchūshēnwēijiàndebēibǐxiǎorén; bēiwēide( huòdījiànde) chūshēnde。 baseborn wretches with dirty faces; of humble (or lowly) birth.
sīrénzhuànjì; tāmenguānxìzhōngdesuǒsuìsīshì。 an intimate biography; intimate details of their relationship.
wǒmendānxīnpíngyuánshàngdedàyǔjiānghěnkuàishǐwǒmendeqìchēxiànrùyūní。 bùyàoràngwǒxiànrùzhèxiēnánchándesuǒshìzhōng We worried that the heavy rain across the prairie would soon bog our car. Don't bog me down in this mass of detail.
zhùfùtánqǐtādejiātíngshēnghuósuǒshìràngwǒmenhěnfán。 the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation.
fāxiànliǎnggèméndūsuǒshàngliǎo。 Both doors were found locked.
yòngsuǒxìdebàoyuànláishǐbùduàndefánnǎo。 bother persistently with trivial complaints.
bùyàowéinàsuǒshìdǎrǎowǒ。 Don't bother me about that trifle.
dǎrǎo, jiūchányòngsuǒsuìdeshìqíngláifánrǎo; kùnrǎo To harass with petty annoyances; bother.
jíshǐshìzuìcōngmíngderényěhuìxiànrùsuǒshìyǔhùnluànzhīzhōng。 The most brilliant person may be mired in detail and confusion.
mǎnwūzǐderénsuǒtándedōushìkōngdòngsuǒsuìdeshìqíng。 The room was full of the bubble and the squeak of conversation.