分寸

She had high animal spirits , and a sort of natural selfcon-sequence.

她生性好动,天生有些不知分寸.

I was annoyed by his insensitive remarks.

我听了他那些没分寸的话,心里很不痛快.

John is smart, polite and well-behaved. In a word, he is admirable.

约翰聪明伶俐, 彬彬有礼,行为端正,总之, 他值得夸奖.

This time the board drew the line.

这一次,董事会掌握了分寸.

Like many politicians before him, Mr Bentley did not know when to stop.

和过去的很多政客一样，本特利先生做事也没分寸。

Moderation -- a treasured ideal -- means a lot to the English.

掌握分寸是一种受珍视的理念,对英国人来说意义非同一般.

A line has to be drawn somewhere I can't go on lending you money.

事情总得有个分寸--我不能继续借给你钱了.

Magnus , he could trust to be dignified.

他相信曼克奈斯是懂得分寸的.

What he had fancied was essential to my sense of proportion.

他原先认为必须那样才能使我懂得分寸.

His sympathy guarded for Goldstein had been Ridge's partner.

他觉得戈尔斯坦是里奇的搭档,同情也得有个分寸.

But they have always been careful not to go too far.

但他们从来都注意分寸,避免僭越.

They have to tread the delicate path between informing children and boring them.

他们既要让孩子们了解情况，又不能让他们产生厌烦情绪，不得不小心把握分寸。

The drummer usually allowed his ardent good-nature to get the better of his speech.

这个推销员往往热心和好意过了火,说起话来就没个分寸了.

He was, indeed , a lad of remarkable disposition: sober, discreet, and pious beyond his age.

他真是个气质非凡的孩子,既稳重, 又懂得分寸, 而且虔诚得简直不是他那点年纪的人所能做到的.

Her sense of delicacy was singular.

她对掌握分寸,也有自己的奇特标准.