His friend asked him a speech at a wedding reception.

Usually there is a wedding reception when people marry.

当结婚的时候,通常会举行婚宴.

Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.

最近, 杰弗里的挚友之一邀请他在一次婚礼的招待会上发表讲话.

That'll throw a wet blanket over plans of investors to get into the stock market.

这个消息对那些想在股票市场投资的人来说就好像泼了一盆冷水一样.

Jack is such a wet blanket.

杰克总是让人很扫兴.

Joe is a wet blanket.

乔总是让人很扫兴.

She is a wet blanket.

她使人扫兴.

His refusal of our offer acted a wet blanket.

他拒绝了的建议,真使扫兴.

His refusal of our offer acted like a wet blanket.

他拒绝了我们的建议,真使我们扫兴.

Dorothy always acts like a wet blanket at our parties.

多萝西在我们的聚会上总是令人扫兴.

He was a wet blanket after he lost the race.

比赛失利后,他变得异常扫兴.

He came and at once threw a wet blanket over me.

他来了马上就对我泼冷水.

The teenagers don't invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket.

少年们不邀请鲍伯参加舞会,因为他常煞风景.

He smothered the flame with a wet blanket.

他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄.

He's such a wet blanket.

他真是个令人扫兴的人.

Don't bring Robert to the picnic. He's such a wet blanket.

不要带罗伯特去参加野餐, 他实在是个很扫兴的人.

Then they covered the fire with a wet blanket.

再把一块湿毯子盖在火上.

This little pilgrimage threw quite a wet blanket upon his rising spirits.

这趟路跑得他大为扫兴.

He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while.

有一会儿，他怔怔地注视着周围的景物。

I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while.

我来备茶，你去歇一会儿吧。

We had a good rain a while back, but we need more now.

几个星期以前下了一场大雨, 但我们现在更需要雨了.