Later, I went to get my certification and many people were signing up for BEC.

He whistled, surprised but not shocked

他吹了声口哨，很是惊讶但没有被吓住。

This was, for him, an oddly uneven performance

对他而言，这场演出时好时坏，很是奇怪。

The committee was dismayed by what it had been told

委员会对所告知的一切很是惊愕。

He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow

他自己也已几杯香槟下肚，很是飘飘然。

Businessmen are displeased with erratic economic policy-making

商界人士对变化无常的经济决策很是恼火。

The Joneses make a big deal out of being 'different'.

爱攀比的邻居们很是把“与众不同”当回事。

He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years

他的行动速度对于他那个年纪的人来说很是惊人。

My mother detested him

我母亲对他很是厌恶。

It grated with him when people implied he wasn't really British.

当有人暗示他不是地道的英国人时，他很是恼火。

She was flattered by Roberto's long letter

罗伯托的一封长信让她很是高兴。

With a few notable exceptions, everyone gave something.

人人都给了些东西，只有几个人例外，很是显眼。

The new office block is an excrescence.

这座新办公楼很是煞风景。

He made a very unfair crack about her looks.

他开玩笑地损了一下她的长相，言语很是刻薄。

He was much loved for his merry nature

他快乐的天性很是招人喜欢。

It's well worth making a detour to see the village.

绕道去参观一下这村子很是值得。

We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient

我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。

He spoke disparagingly of his colleagues.

他言辞之中很是看不起同事。

Aron couldn't speak Polish. I made myself understood with difficulty

阿伦不会说波兰语，我为了让他明白我的话很是费了一番力气。

She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly.

她的举止很是郑重其事，有可能会显得不友好。

It's too stupid for words not having the machines switched on when they're most needed

最需要这些机器时却不打开，真是愚蠢至极。