The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.

  • -- Stephen Leacock 李柯克

一个寄宿家庭的女房东是一个平行四边形,也就是说,一个长方形的角形,这是无法描述的,但它等于任何东西。

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The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents.

日食各方的报告不仅非常详细地描述了科学观测,而且还描述了旅行和经历,有时还带有官方文件中不常见的辛辣味。

Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.

从生物学角度来说,我是幸运的——一张棱角分明的脸和深色的肤色在相机上表现得很好。

Imperfections equal beauty. We're all imperfect.

缺陷等于美丽。我们都是不完美的。

It amuses me when I'm described as 'chic.'

当我被形容为“时髦”时,我感到很好笑。