He heard the flush of a toilet.
他听到马桶的冲水声。
这是一本书的创作萌芽。
It was the end of a long combat.
那是一场长时间搏斗的结束。
It was the barest hint of a smile.
那是一个几乎不露一丝痕迹的笑。
He was a victim of a smear campaign.
他受到对方的毁谤攻击。
He has the physique of a rugby player.
他有橄榄球运动员的体格。
They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
他们成了一大骗局的上当受骗者。
The car rocketed out of a side street.
汽车从一条叉路上嗖的一下开了出来。
She had the advantage of a good education.
她具有受过良好教育的有利条件。
I was never much of a scholar.
我从来不是那种用功的好学生。
The houses are all of a piece.
这些房子千篇一律。
She's more of a man than he is.
她比他有男子气。
现在有望治愈了。
He was badly in need of a shave.
当时他特别需要刮个胡子。
他说他头疼。
She has the air of a wise woman.
她有才女的气质。
You're making progress of a kind.
你也算是有点进步的。
She took up his offer of a drink.
他请她喝一杯，她接受了。
They gave us a hell of a licking.
他们把我们打得落花流水。
这球进得真精彩。
She was of a nervous disposition.
她生性容易紧张。
He's not much of a tennis player.
他算不上网球好手。
这活儿真是棘手。
He had the spontaneity of a child.
他有孩子般的自然举动。
Her father died of a brain tumour.
他的父亲死于脑瘤。
She was delivered of a healthy boy.
她生下一个健康的男孩儿。
The vase is one of a matching pair.
这只花瓶是一对中的一只。
它整个有点儿乱。
No one ever died of a broken heart.
从来没有人因为过度悲伤而死。
He's something of a smooth operator.
可以说，他是一个八面玲珑的滑头。
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