He'd telephoned with some phony excuse she didn't believe for a minute.
他用一些假的借口打电话,她根本就不信。
She gave him a pitying look; that was the sort of excuse her father would use.
她怜悯地看了他一眼,这类借口是她父亲会用的。
I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
我静静地站着,努力想编出一个听上去可信的借口。
Even now we could not be sure that the militants would not find some new excuse to call a strike the following winter.
即使到现在,我们也不能确定这些激进分子不会找到某个新的借口在下一年冬天号召一场罢工。
One cannot commend this, of course, but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.
当然,人们不能对此表示赞赏,但人们确实觉得这只是多了一点借口。
You may feel good, and may be like a racing champion, but there is no excuse to explain the broken taillights.
你可能感觉良好,可能像个赛车冠军,不过没有任何借口能解释破掉的尾灯。
Please excuse the mess! We only moved in here a month ago and we're in the middle of house decoration.
请原谅这里的一团糟!我们一个月前才搬进来,现在正在装修房子。
Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice.
作为波士顿最古老的学校之一,Rydal小学不接受以家庭假期为请假理由,并且给了他们警告通知。
Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by a Professor Jordon for the marketing course.
打扰一下,我在找一本Jordon教授写的市场营销课程教科书。
Excuse me, I'd like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper.
打扰了,我想在你们报纸的这个星期天版上登一个二手车广告。
One day during the Spring Festival, I was taking a walk near my house when suddenly there came a voice, "Excuse me, sir."
春节期间的一天,我正在房子附近散步,突然传来一个声音:“先生,打扰一下。”
Excuse me, I received a letter that I am supposed to return a book that I checked out back in September, it's called Modern Social Problems.
打扰一下,我收到一封信说我该还一本书,它是我九月份借出的,书名是《现代社会问题》。
These students do not want to get in trouble or seem irresponsible, so they make up an excuse—a lie—to save face.
这些学生不想惹麻烦或显得不负责任,所以他们编造了一个借口——一个谎言——来挽回面子。
Suddenly, a girl next to me said, "Excuse me, are you enjoying it?"
突然,我旁边的一个女孩说:“请问,你喜欢这个吗?”
First, she came to a beautiful house, knocked at the door, and asked politely, "Excuse me, I am looking for a home that has never known sadness."
首先,她来到一所漂亮的房子前,敲了敲门,礼貌地问:“打扰一下,我正在寻找一个从来没有过悲伤的家。”
Excuse me, I wonder if there is a lost and found office.
打扰一下,我想知道这里是否有失物招领处。
Excuse me, I am new here. Is there a supermarket around here?
打扰一下,我是新来的。这附近有超市吗?
Excuse me, I got lost. I took a bus to city hall, but I can't find the place.
你好,我迷路了。我乘公共汽车去市政厅,但我找不到地方。
In surprise, Robert turned around and said to the woman, "Excuse me, but that's not a very nice thing to say, and in fact some people say I'm handsome."
罗伯特惊讶地转过身来,对那个女人说:“对不起,不过这话说起来不太好,事实上有些人说我很帅。”
Excuse me, do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month?
打扰一下,请问你们现在有月租金低于500美元的公寓吗?
One day, a 7-year-old boy held a dollar coin in his hand and asked the shop owners along the street, "Excuse me, do you sell God?"
一天,一个7岁的小男孩手里拿着一美元硬币,问沿街的店主:“请问,你们出售上帝吗?”
Although it sounds like a good excuse to avoid physical activity, one that suffers from this allergy will tell you that is not so simple.
虽然说这的确是一个非常好的理由来避免运动,但是患有这种过敏症状的人会告诉你事情并不那么轻松。
I was excited, looking upon prayer time as a wonderful excuse to be near my father.
我很激动,我把祷告时间看作是一个接近父亲的绝妙借口。
There's also a less flattering reason: denying the possibility of pure altruism provides a convenient excuse for selfish behavior.
还有一种不那么“光鲜”的原因:否定纯粹利他主义的可能性可为自私行为提供方便的借口。
Not quite as thrilling as Hogwart's, but a good excuse to re-visit the books.
虽然不如霍格华兹那么激动人心,不过能有个借口重新看看小说也不错。
But that is a lame excuse: it should be much easier to count bodies than to put a value on diverse sorts of economic output.
但是,这只是个站不住脚的理由:统计人数应该势必计算不同经济体产出的价值更容易。
All too often uncertainty in science offers a convenient excuse for delaying important decisions.
所有关于科学上的不确定性为延迟重要决策提供了一个合适的可原谅理由。
All too often uncertainty in science offers a convenient excuse for delaying important decisions.
所有关于科学上的不确定性为延迟重要决策提供了一个合适的可原谅理由。
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