She traveled on a diet of romance novels and cigarettes.

And I quite appreciate the " Books are food for the mind. "

南:我很欣赏这个说法: “ 书籍是精神食粮. ”

Books are food for the mind.

书籍是精神食粮.

If you make up your mind so easily, it's a great advantage. It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.

要是你这么早就能轻易下结论，那说不定倒也干脆。作这一个决定倒不容易，因为她有些怯生生的，害怕遭到拒绝。

Ferrand was standing underneath the cage of a canary, his hands folded on his pinched-up hat, a nervous smile upon his lips.

费朗德站在一只金丝雀的鸟笼下面，双手合抱着那顶挟得挺挺的礼帽，嘴上露出一丝怯生生的笑容。

Hwin the mare was rather shy before a great war-horse like Bree and said very little.

母马赫温在布里这样一匹了不得的战马面前怯生生的，它很少说话。

I remember Schmeichel screaming like a pig for more protection when we played Wimbledon when he first came here.

我记得舒梅切尔刚来打温布尔登的时候也是怯生生的。

The Spy entreats him, timidly.

密探怯生生地求他。

Call Andryusha, he said suddenly, and a look of childish and deprecating misgiving came into his face at the question.

他突然说，一说出这句话，他脸上表露出孩子般的怯生生的和怀疑的神情。

After taking a timid peep at him lying on his back, with his rusty hands under his head for a pillow, his son lay down too, and fell asleep again.

他的儿子怯生生地偷看了一眼，见他躺在床上，把两只生锈的手放在脑后当作枕头，自己便也躺下去，又睡着了。

There was a timid and suppressed woman in attendance, who had retreated into a corner.

有一个很胆小的怯生生的妇女在服侍，此刻退到了一个角落里。

Her own hand went out timidly and very lightly smoothed the straight black hair out of his eyes.

她怯生生地伸出自己的手，非常柔和地抚平他眼边的直的黑头发。

Into this important commercial region the timid Carrie went.

嘉莉怯生生地走进这个重要的商业区。

Inquired Hester, shrinking, she hardly knew why, from this secret bond.

海丝特怯生生地问，她也说不清她怎么会由于这一秘密的约束而畏缩了。

After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked," do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"

试着开了几次口之后，摩西怯生生地问道“你相信婚姻是上天注定的吗？”

My offerings are too timid to claim your remembrance, and therefore you may remember them.

我的奉献是太怯生生的了，没法儿要求你记住，也许你倒因此记住了。

When she edged in he was enacting the kindly burly pastor, an elbow on the corner of the parlor organ, two fingers playing with his massy watch-chain, his expression benevolent and amused.

她怯生生地走进客厅时，他马上摆出一副牧师的善良坦诚的样子，手肘放在客厅里的风琴角上，两根指头摆弄着他那粗粗的表链。样子显得仁慈而又潇洒。

"Wherefore dost thou desire it?" inquired Hester, shrinking, she hardly knew why, from this secret bond." Why not announce thyself openly, and cast me off at once?"

“你为什么要这样呢？”海丝特怯生生地问，她也说不清她怎么会由于这一秘密的约束而畏缩了。“你为什么不公开站出来，把我立刻抛弃呢？”

" I know that, sir," she replied timidly.

我知道，先生，她怯生生地答道。

It was not easy to determine, for she was timid and fearful of being repulsed.

作这一个决定倒不容易，因为她有些怯生生的，害怕遭到拒绝。

She glanced shyly at Lily.

她怯生生地望着丽莉。