A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
描述
Described
It amuses me when I'm described as 'chic.'
当我被形容为“时髦”时,我感到很好笑。
Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.
地狱被描述为芝加哥的袖珍版。
I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.
我总是被描述为“自信满满”或“趾高气扬”,这和我内心的感觉一点也不像。我感到不安。
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.
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。
On a single day, I read articles where I was described as being alternately 'lanky,' 'pudgy,' 'doughy,' 'balding,' 'utterly forgettable,' and 'constantly irritating.'
有一天,我读到一些文章,有人说我“瘦长的”、“矮胖的”、“软塌塌的”、“秃顶的”、“完全被人遗忘的”、“总是令人恼火的”。
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。
I'm a very outgoing person. I'm always happy, I'm one of those people who are always smiling. If somebody described me to somebody else, they'd say the kid with the curly hair with the big smile on his face. I get along with everybody.
我是一个非常外向的人。我总是很快乐,我是那种总是微笑的人。如果有人向别人描述我,他们会说那个卷发的孩子,脸上带着大大的笑容。我和每个人都相处得很好。