Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that.

I think he feels quite friendly towards people, but he's as stiff as a poker in company.

我看他自以为待人很友好，其实他在别人面前态度很生硬。

You know, the kind of day when you can get up whenever you want ( or barely get up at all, as the case might be with me some days.) and then do whatever pleases you for the moment.

想起床时再起床（或者根本不起来，好几天都这样），做点开心的事多美好。

It was fair to presume that being a harpooneer, his linen or woollen, as the case might be, would not be of the tidiest, certainly none of the finest.

他既然是个标枪手，那么一点儿也不冤枉他，他的衬衣或者羊毛衫…这要看情况…一定是不会太干净的，而且决不会是顶柔软的。

For they themselves were prophets-false or true ones, as the case might be.

因为他们自己就是先知&有时是假有时是真，视情况而定。

The company is being actively considered as a potential partner.

这家公司正在被积极考虑为可能的合作伙伴。

After he left I just tried to carry on as normal.

他离开后，我只管尽力像往常一样继续干。

I really value him as a friend.

我真的把他视为好朋友。

She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life.

她觉得好像就要开始新生活了。

I was always hard up as a student.

我当学生时总是很拮据。

As soon as the opportunity presented itself, she would get another job.

一有机会，她就会另谋新职。

Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.

核能可能会超过石油成为主要燃料。

They accept the risks as part of the job.

他们甘冒风险，把这当成工作的一部分。

As a matter of interest, what time did the party finish?

我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？

The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.

现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。

Children must do as they're told.

孩子们必须听话。

She first made her name as a writer of children's books.

她最初是以儿童读物作家成名的。

As soon as I get my money I'm out of here!

我一拿到钱就走！

It's known as the most dangerous part of the city.

人们都认为那是市内最危险的地段。

I used to play here as a boy.

我小时候常在这里玩。

What is she like as a person?

她的人品怎么样？