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"Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas," he lamented.

“圣诞节以来物价降了4成，”他悲叹道。

Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.

鲁道夫没再说话。看来他是个寡言少语的人。

Randolph's work was exclusively concerned with the effects of pollution on health.

伦道夫的著作专门论述污染对健康的影响。

"I can't give you an answer now," he hedged.

“我现在不能回答你，”他闪避道。

After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.

经过3个周末的追求之后，帕梅拉接受了伦道夫的求婚。

The colonel ordered, "I want two good engines down here asap."

上校命令道：“尽快给我找两台性能好的发动机来。”

"Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."

“嗯，”他承认道，“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”

"This ain't no affair of yours, boy!" McClosky said threateningly.

“小子，这不关你的事！”麦克洛斯基威胁道。

Young players have got to be the way forward for every club.

培养年轻球员应该是所有俱乐部谋求发展之道。

"You must be expecting a young man," she teased.

“你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。

"We're not saying we're outside and above all this," he stresses.

“我们并不是说我们对此不闻不问,”他强调道.

"For heaven's sake!" Dot expostulated. "They're cheap and they're useful."

“拜托！”多特反驳道，“它们又便宜又管用。”

"But Peter, it's not that simple," Goldstone countered in a firm voice.

“但是，彼得，事情并非那么简单，”戈德斯通语气坚决地驳斥道。

My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.

我母亲大谈为妻之道。

She prayed now. "Lord, help me to find courage."

她马上祈祷道：“上帝呀，请赐我勇气吧。”