I am well aware of his defects but boastfulness is not one of them.

In Britain, by contrast, we love self-deprecation and hate conceit and boastfulness characteristics that might be seen as self-confidence across the Atlantic.

相比之下，我们英国人崇尚自谦，讨厌骄傲和自夸，而在美国，骄傲和自夸可能被视为自信。

Things-car, bus, truck, boat, train, bed, desk, doll, bell, drum, table, book, spoon, knife, fork, door, clock, chair, bench, stool, brush, comb, sock, shoe.

物体-小汽车，公共汽车，卡车，轮船，火车，床，桌子，娃娃，铃，鼓，桌子，书，匙，小刀，叉子，门，钟，椅子，长椅，工具，刷子，梳子，短袜，鞋。

Oh, all sorts of ways-bus, boat, train, car and plane.

哦，各种各样的方式？？公共汽车、船、火车、汽车和飞机。

Every year, in late March or early April, a boat race takes place on the Thames River, England.

每年3月底或4月初,英国泰晤士河上都会举行划船比赛。

This boat race is considered to be "the world's oldest sporting challenge".

这次划船比赛被认为是"世界上最古老的体育挑战"。

They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities.

他们决定在这两所大学之间举行划船比赛。

His bet on the boat race was$ 50.

他下在赛船上的赌注是50美元。

People boated to rescue him and thrown rice into water so the fish only ate the rice rather than the poet.

人们划船去救他，并且把米饭投入水中，这样鱼儿就只吃米饭而不会吃诗人。

The old man boated me across the river.

那老人将我摆渡过河。

A boater, however, might be favorably disposed toward calling Sea Tow instead of its competitor, Tow Boat US, if faced with an emergency.

然而，感受到这份友善的船员当面临紧急状况时，可能就会倾向于呼叫Sea Tow，而不是它的竞争对手Tow Boat US。

She is happily married to her husband Joe, a business executive and avid boater.

她愉快地与结婚对她的丈夫乔，商业主管和热中船民。

Three people were rescued by a boater as officials search for five more still unaccounted for.

三人已经被一名船员救起，官方正在搜索其他下落不明的5个人。

and making a boatload of money to boot.

而且还大把大把地赚钱

Holy cow, the universities make a boatload off of textbooks!

我的天，大学的教科书可以装满一船！

You might have a boatload of time at your disposal, but dont even know it!

其实你也许有许多可以支配的时间，只是你没有意识到。

The deal will cost a great deal of money, but the exact figure was not available. The navy has classified the purchase top secret. he imported wine by the boatload.

这将花上一笔可观的金钱，目前尚无确切数据，海军将此军购案列为最高机密。一条船的载货量很难用确切数字表示。

The head of Job Anderson, the boatswain, appeared at the middle loophole.

那个水手长乔布。安德森的脑袋出现在中间的一个射击孔里。

He explains her duties and summons the children with a boatswain's call.

他向她说明了她的职责，并吹响水手长哨召唤来了他的孩子们。

Removed from office or power: the deposed boatswain became Hudson's sworn enemy.

被从职位或权力上转移：被免职的水手长成为哈得逊不共戴天的敌仇。

Maybe. And then maybe I'll find a job as a diesel mechanic in a boatyard.

或许吧，或许我可以去船坞，找份柴油机修理工的工作