You see, David wasn't that avid a reader as it turns out.
原来大卫并非什么热情的读者。
Consider both an avid cocktail party hostess with hundreds of acquaintances and a grumpy misanthrope, who may have one or two friends?
想想一个有数百个熟人的热心鸡尾酒会女主人和一个性情乖戾的厌世者,谁可能会有一两个朋友?
His team has found that those who read a lot of fiction tend to show greater empathy on standard tests, but the same is not true of avid nonfiction fans.
他的团队发现,那些读了很多小说的人往往在标准测试中表现出更强的同情心,但同样的情况并不适用于狂热的非小说书迷。
Their results showed that avid GPS users have a higher risk of suffering from memory and spatial orientation problems.
他们的研究成果显示贪婪的GPS用户患有记忆和空间方位方面问题的危险性更高。
This is a nifty feature that can come in handy for avid users.
这是一个对于热心用户可以派上用场的精巧功能。
Consider both an avid cocktail party hostess with hundreds of acquaintances and a grumpy misanthrope, who may have one or two friends.
细想一下;一个有数以百计的熟人的鸡尾酒会的女主人和一遁世者,谁会有一两个朋友。
An avid fan of games, in 1968 and 1969 Sondheim published a series of word puzzles in New York magazine.
他是一个游戏迷。 1968年和1969年期间,他曾在《纽约》杂志上发表过一系列字谜游戏。
A few cautions if you are an avid sushi eater but have high blood pressure or are pregnant or nursing.
但是,如果您喜爱吃寿司,但是有高血压或是正在怀孕或在医院接受治疗,就要稍微注意一点。
Back then I was an avid golfer, so I had my staff write a software program that let individuals compute their golf handicap.
那时候我痴迷于高尔夫,我让我的员工编了一款程序,人们可以根据这款程序预算他们的高尔夫让步赛。
A child may like something but not be particularly skilled at it - the avid basketball player, say, who simply isn't athletic enough to make the team.
有的孩子可能会喜欢一件事但是并不特别擅长于此,一个热衷于篮球的玩家说,他只不过是因为不够强壮而没能加入到球队中去。
He had a paunch blackened teeth and the raspy cough of an avid smoker and he never stopped watching even when he allowed himself a cigarette smoking a cheap brand named after the city itself.
老陈顶着个啤酒肚,牙齿黑黑的,由于抽烟过多而不时发出刺耳的咳嗽声。即便他允许自己抽根烟,也从没有停止过监视,抽得也是那种便宜的南京牌烟。
And even avid music lovers in urban areas can see only a few shows a week.
即使是城市地区狂热的音乐爱好者,一周也只能看几场演出。
His staff is happy to advertise that he dropped out of high school to play in a rock band, and is an avid motorcyclist.
他的竞选队伍很乐意宣传他从高中退学参加摇滚乐队的那段经历和他对摩托车的热爱。
In 2005, Lyles, a Duke University engineering graduate and an avid guitarist, built his first tuner out of plywood, two screws, a skateboard bearing and some spare guitar parts.
2005年,杜克大学工程系研究生同时也是一位极具热情的吉他手,莱尔斯,用胶合板、两个螺旋、一个滑板轴承和一些备用吉他部件制作了他的第一个调音器。
Market research done for booksellers has found that the number of so-called avid readers, those who buy more than 10 books a year, skews older and overwhelmingly female.
针对畅销书的市场调查发现,那些所谓的狂热读者(每年购书10本以上的)偏向大龄人群,绝大多数是女性。
The answer is a matter of avid curiosity, particularly among hedge funds that take big bets on international asset prices.
答案就在那些新奇事物身上,特别是常常大手笔竞价国际资产的对冲基金。
The primarily nocturnal frogs live among the leaf litter in the Amazon rainforests. They are avid feeders, employing a sit-and-wait ambush on their prey.
这种夜行性青蛙原本生活在亚马逊雨林茂密的树叶中,它们是贪婪的进食者,采用埋伏战术捕食猎物。
The English superstar tenor is an avid Manchester United fan and even got to sing a full set of songs at the 1999 Champion's League Final (in which he debuted this fine, fine shirt).
这位英国男高音巨星是曼联的狂热粉丝,他甚至在1999年冠军联赛决赛演唱了一整组歌曲(当时他就是穿着这件T恤登场的)。
I'm an avid reader, a huge Fitzgerald fan, The Great Gatsby, his masterpiece.
我是个读书狂,超级粉菲茨杰拉德,了不起的盖茨比,他的代表作。
I confess that I was a huge fan of the Hardy Boys, and then used them to entice my own kids into becoming avid readers as well.
我承认我是《哈代兄弟》的书迷,我用它们也引诱我的孩子成为充满热情的阅读者。
An insight from a bright spark in a research lab in Bangalore or an avid mountain biker in Colorado now has a decent chance of being turned into a product and brought to market.
班加罗尔实验室里的灵光乍现或者科罗拉多山地自行车迷的渴望现在都有了足够的机会成为产品并被推向市场。
'I love Thai shows. The actresses are so beautiful and the leading men very handsome,' says Jang jing, a 44-year-old housewife from Beijing and an avid fan.
北京铁杆泰剧迷、44岁家庭主妇蒋静(音)说,我喜欢泰剧;女演员很漂亮,男主角非常帅;它们还证明善有善报,恶有恶报,哪怕一开始显得有点奇怪。
You'll feel great and if you're an avid TV watcher I'm pretty confident your flexibility will improve in a matter of a few weeks.
如果你是一个电视迷,那么我可以保证你的灵活性在几周内就会得到很大的提高。
You'll feel great and if you're an avid TV watcher I'm pretty confident your flexibility will improve in a matter of a few weeks.
如果你是一个电视迷,那么我可以保证你的灵活性在几周内就会得到很大的提高。
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