Howe carefully cultivated Daniel C. Roper, the Assistant Postmaster General.

豪谨慎地和邮政副部长丹尼尔·C.罗珀拉近关系。

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I started to feel Toby was driving a wedge between us.

我开始觉得托比在挑拨我们之间的关系。

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The place is as self-consciously trendy as they come.

这个地方非常有意识地追求时髦。

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With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan.

几乎是凭着一股疯狂的热情，马克斯警告人们不要刻意追求晒成一身古铜色。

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This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.

这个被用来掩盖他们思想的混乱和不准确。

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Steve had told her that he'dbeen in an accident on Wednesday night.

史蒂夫已经告诉过她自己周三晚上出了事故。

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A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.

母亲压抑自己的情感会产生问题。

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He dresses in a way that lets everyone know he's got authority.

他的穿着打扮让大家都知道他已经掌权了。

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The world which the book inhabits seems too self-consciously literary, too introverted.

该书所描绘的世界似乎过分刻意地追求文学性，过于内敛含蓄。

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"Giles phoned this morning," Mirella said with feigned indifference.

“贾尔斯今早来电话了，”米雷拉装作若无其事地说。

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He has a deep voice and he drawls slightly.

他嗓音低沉，说话略带拖腔。

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It was one of his rare attempts at humour.

那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。

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I tried not to think about it. I blacked it out.

我尽量不去想它，竭力要将它忘掉。

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I've never gone out of my way to propitiate people.

我从未刻意取悦别人。

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He felt that he was being cut out.

他感到自己被排挤了。

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