You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?

These large institutions make — and change—the rules to suit themselves.

这些大机构总是随意制定规定，而且说变就变。

They get angry if they think they are being treated disrespectfully.

他们要是觉得受到了怠慢，就会大动肝火。

Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.

哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。

Our bone marrow contains fat in the form of small globules.

我们的骨髓中含有小球状的脂肪。

The kitten wormed its way through the just-open door.

小猫缩着身子从刚开了一点儿的门中挤过来。

To the side of the large star is a smaller star.

大星星旁边是一颗小一点的星星。

She had small feet and hands and a flat, round face.

她的手脚都很小，脸又扁又圆。

He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.

他个子小，看上去不事张扬。

She sipped the wine. Everything was hazy now, except for Nick's face.

她小口地抿着酒。现在一切都变得模糊起来，除了尼克的脸。

The boys were as good as gold on our walk.

我们散步的时候，这帮小男孩表现得很乖。

She stared dreamily out of the small window at the blue horizon.

她出神地看着小窗子外面的蓝色地平线。

At their approach the little boy scurried away and hid.

他们走近时，小男孩急忙跑开藏了起来。

The child kept her eyes fixed on the wall behind him.

这个小女孩眼睛一直紧盯着他身后的那堵墙。

I saw through your little ruse from the start.

从一开始我就看穿了你的小计谋。

This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.

这个小金球重0.25盎司。

No detail was too small to escape her attention.

再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。

Her editors wanted her to cut out the poetry from her novel.

编辑们想让她把这首诗从她的小说中删去。

Recently, I dug out Barstow's novel and read it again.

最近，我把巴斯托的小说翻出来又读了一遍。

She had conceived the idea of a series of novels.

她萌生出撰写系列小说的想法。

She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca"

她现在正在续写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的小说《蝴蝶梦》。