If I am rhetorical it was because Stroeve was rhetorical.

The blond groom poured Lucy a glass of wine and smiled knowingly.

金发新郞给露西倒了一杯葡萄酒,心照不宣地微笑着.

Framton shivered slightly and turned toward the niece with a look of sympathetic comprehension.

福拉姆敦有点发抖,转过脸向那侄女投以心照不宣的眼色.

His glance was changed, and even the silent look of confidence in me.

就连他那对我心照不宣的眼神都变了.

It was quite an understood thing to us at that time.

那在当时对我们来说是件心照不宣之事.

His lips were spread in a sly smile.

他心照不宣地咧嘴一笑。

He reeled off the names of his employees.

他如数家珍般地道出他员工们的名字.

He has all the famous singers at his fingertips.

提起歌星,他如数家珍.

But in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Scandinavia, believers and their secular neighbours hold similar views.

但是在法国, 荷兰, 比利时和斯堪的纳维亚半岛, 信仰者和他们开化的邻居持有相同的观点.

His lectures dispelled the darkness.

他的讲座使愚昧得到开化.

It's not very progressive. I'm for progress.

这不大开化吧. 我赞成开化.

The Romans civilized many of the tribes of northern Europe.

罗马人开化了北欧许多部落.

Every day a few new tents join the raw.

每天都有几顶新的帐篷加入到这种未开化的生活中来.

He clings to his stupid ideas, and does not listen to my suggestions.

他真是冥顽不灵, 一点也听不进我的意见.

Happily men don't realize how stupid they are, or half the world would commIt'suicide.

幸好男人们弄不清他们冥顽不灵到了何种地步, 否则世界上的那一半人口都会自杀.

He was easily bored, too easily, and dull people always put him out.

他很容易厌烦, 非常容易, 那些冥顽不灵的人总使他受不了.

He felt dull and confused.

他感到昏头昏脑,心绪混乱.

The man stumbled out in a daze.

那汉子昏头昏脑跌跌撞撞走了出去.

Paul wandered blindly home.

保罗昏头昏脑地走回家来.

Too stupefied to be curious myself, I fastened the door and glanced round for the bed.

我自己昏头昏脑, 也问不了许多,插上了门,向四下里望着想找张床.

He was buffaloed by the complexity of problem.

他被复杂的问题弄得昏头昏脑.