Finally Tangen asked an elder brother to coax permission from Sengai.

You could of course have criticized him, but, instead, you cried him down rudely.

你批评他当然是可以的, 可是你却粗暴地把他一笔抹煞了.

I tried to follow her prescription for success.

我试图照搬她的成功.

The same logic applies to many other situations.

很多的处境,也可以照搬这个道理.

Shemsen mirrored the other sea elf's movements.

舍姆森也照搬了他的动作.

We can study the experience of other countries but never copy them.

别人的经验可以参考,但是不能照搬.

He swallowed the paste. Shemsen mirrored the other sea elf's movements.

他把鱼酱咽了下去. 舍姆森也照搬了他的动作.

Maybe I am totally nuts , but I not think that is a good thing for us.

也许是我食古不化, 但是我不认为这对我们有益.

The animal supposedly looks like a mixture between a human and an ape.

茹毛饮血,是人和猿的混合物.

Today is not his day.-Everything has gone wrong.

今天对他而言是个不顺心的日子. 事事不顺.

Despite his brave attitude , Christopher has had his share of down times.

虽然克里斯托弗很坚强, 但也还是有不顺心的时候.

As a nurse she got very frustrated, but being an administrator seems to suit her.

她做护士很不顺心, 但当管理人员似乎倒很适合.

But it turned out to be just as unsatisfactory as picking up fares in the streets.

哼,和拉散座儿一样的不顺心!

Our journey home was pretty traumatic.

我们归途中不太顺心.

Nothing seems to be going right for me at the moment.

我现在好像事事不顺心.

This word sounds awkward.

这个词念起来很拗口.

That Russian name is really a mouthful.

那个俄文名字真拗口.

They're also less to be understood and awkward to read.

他们同样不容易被理解并读起来拗口.

Where the knot is loose the string slips.

结子一松掉,绳子就滑脱.

Where the knot is loose the string slippeth.

结子松开了,绳子就滑脱.

Some bloom and have seeds every year.

有些竹子每年都开花结子.有些竹子则从不开花.