We were sorry when Jacob quit the firm. He was a salesman of the first water.

He is a musician of the first water.

他是一位一流的音乐家.

All the products made by the factory are of the first water.

这家工厂生产的产品都是一流的.

He's a snob of the first water.

他是个头号势利小人.

That's a diamond of the first water.

那是一粒头等光泽的钻石.

Diana is nothing but a fool of the first water.

黛安娜只不过是个大傻瓜而已.

Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.

只有愚蠢的乐观主义者才会否认当今的凄惨现实.

I just took the bus on the spur of the moment.

我是一时兴起才跳上公共汽车的.

He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

他临时起意买了一辆车.

She went to London on the spur of the moment.

她一时兴起就到伦敦去了.

That were remarks made in the heat of the moment.

那是一时激动之下所说的话.

He's the man of the moment, isn't he?

他现在很红，不是吗？

He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment.

他肯定是一时冲动策划了这个阴谋。

Just a spur of the moment.

只是一时兴起.

Kerouac characters live as simply as possible , and on the spur of the moment.

凯鲁亚克笔下的人物生活简单, 行动随便.

He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.

他一时冲动之下向她求婚了.

None of the sort, you paid last.

别这样, 上次就是您付的.

The point, of course, was that it nothing of the sort.

关键就是, 这条教义根本没起到这样的作用.

You can't do anything of the sort. It is against orders.

你不能干这事, 这是违反命令的.

You do nothing of the sort. You are my guest.

你不要这样. 我请客.

"We're going to talk this over in my office."—"We're going to do nothing of the sort."

“我们打算到我办公室把这件事谈个明白。”——“我们决不同意这么做。”