The uneventful dignity of his life makes for a biography which it would be odd to be thrilled by and which it would be insensitive not to be stirred by.
按字面意义译为“…对他的传记感到吃惊是很奇怪的，而不为之激动则是不敏感的”，意义不很明确，若按逆向翻译，则易于理解。 他的一生是平凡的，但却是很庄严的。
It would be odd to worry about how Hamlet's friends are coping with his death because these friends don't exist; to think about them would involve creating a novel fiction.
担忧哈姆雷特的朋友们是如何对待他们朋友的死亡未免诡异，因为这些朋友属于乌有；想着他们就得再写部小说。
The heading above might seem to be an odd phrasing for a technical column, but the analogy is actually borrowed from a banking client describing his system requirements.
上面的标题对于技术专栏而言可能奇怪，但这个类比实际上是某个银行客户在描述自己的系统需求时所说的话。
When odd or embarrassing things happened to people after 1960, they would half-expect Mr Routh and his camera to be watching.
1960年以降，每当英国人遇到奇怪尴尬之事，就会怀疑罗斯正拿着摄像机躲在身旁的某个角落。
And as long as there aren’t any more “Barbie: Super Model” games that teach me how to strut the runway in an odd..pixely way…then I will be there, awaiting the next big revelation in gaming.
如果不再有“超模芭比娃娃”这类游戏教我怎么样用一种奇特的摆弄像素的方式支撑起人生之路，那么我会静等下一个游戏中的大启示。
Ben was satisfied with that answer and kind of likes the idea that infinity is big enough to be both odd and even.
本对答案很满意，他有些偏爱这样的想法：无穷大很大，大到既是奇数也是偶数。
This dissolved organic matter was not, until recently, thought to be an important component of the total. But Dr Jiao noticed something odd about its distribution in the sea.
这种溶解有机物直到最近都不被认为是总体当中的重要组成部分，但是焦博士注意到其在海洋中的散布有点奇特。
I found it quite odd that these three chaps knew so much about ghosts.They seemed to be more than mere students of the college, and indeed I morbidly started to fear what exactly they were.
我觉得很奇怪，这三个人居然知道这么多关于鬼魂的故事，看起来他们不单只是大学学生，我突然对他们的真实身份感到很害怕。
But then Jobs made what seemed like an odd suggestion: that the buttons should be colored like traffic stoplights: red to close the window, yellow to shrink it, and green to expand it.
但之后乔布斯又做出了一个看起奇怪的决定：按钮要按照交通信号灯那样上色：红色表示关闭窗口、黄色表示缩小窗口、绿色表示放大窗口。
Alcohol. There's nothing wrong with the odd glass of wine, in fact these days it's seen to be healthy for the anti-oxidants it contains.
加一杯酒也没有什么不妥的，事实上，这些天来，由于酒本身含有的抗氧化剂还被认为是健康的。
Mills said that while it might seem odd to claim animals have a right to privacy, the idea should not be dismissed.
米尔斯说虽然声称动物有隐私权可能看起来很奇怪，但这种想法不应该被抛弃。
The large building where he was housed served what today seems an odd function: preemptive isolation for children thought to be at risk of catching tuberculosis.
安置唐纳德的大楼有一项今天看起来很古怪的功能：对有感染肺结核风险的儿童进行先行隔离。
Although in most cases it will make sense to accept the icon associated with the profile element, there may be an odd case or two where you'll want to change the icon.
尽管在大多数情况下它对接受带有配置文件元素的图标是非常有意义的，但是仍有一两个案例中您想更改这个图标。
In 1980, I was 10 years old and I know it's a very odd movie to be watching at that age, but I had a very cool mother who let me watch what I wanted.
1980年，我10岁。我知道，对一个10岁的孩子来说，看这样一部电影似乎有些不合常理，但我有一位很酷的母亲，她允许我看任何我想看的东西。
Ordinarily a word so odd, so distinctive from others, wouldn't be allowed in a language to begin with.
通常一个与其他词语相比如此奇怪、独特的单词，从一开始就不允许出现在语言当中。
In general, odd years should be better, according to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, but this year's harvest has been reduced by drought.
路易斯安那州立大学农业中心认为，大体来说，奇数年份的收成会好些。今年由于干旱收成大大减少。
The locals, in fact, enjoy feeling odd: "Keep Portland weird", say bumper stickers on the city's cars, which all seem to be hybrid-electric vehicles.
实际上当地人以与众不同为乐：那些保险杠上贴着“让波特兰继续古怪吧”贴纸的汽车看起来都像是混合动力车。
The locals, in fact, enjoy feeling odd: “Keep Portland weird”, say bumper stickers on the city’s cars, which all seem to be hybrid-electric vehicles.
实际上当地人以与众不同为乐：那些保险杠上贴着“让波特兰继续古怪吧”贴纸的汽车看起来都像是混合动力车。
The locals, in fact, enjoy feeling odd: “Keep Portland weird”, say bumper stickers on the city's cars, which all seem to be hybrid-electric vehicles.
实际上当地人以与众不同为乐：那些保险杠上贴着“让波特兰继续古怪吧”贴纸的汽车看起来都像是混合动力车。
They are the civilised world, and know themselves to be such by virtue of righteously disembowelling the odd barbarian now and again.
他们是文明世界的，但现在他们的美德就是去理直气壮的去开膛破肚,这种让人不解的野蛮行径。
I sometimes think of Eli as having a huge book of odd knowledge in his head. In real time the contents can be hard for people to understand.
有时我会想伊莱脑子里有一本厚厚的写满了古怪知识的书，而上面的内容可能很难让人立刻明白。
In an odd moment of seriousness, most of the candidates agreed something had to be done about the abysmal Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
在少有的严肃时刻，不少竞选者同意要改善城市交通管理局的糟糕服务。
The answer seems to be a lot of time spent talking-as well as the odd junket.
答案似乎应该是大量的交流探讨和古怪的公费旅游。
The rush to protect a possibly non-existent bird’s habitat may seem odd: but, if discovered, the creature would be protected by the Endangered Species Act.
这一保护一种可能不存在的鸟类的栖息地的热潮看起来也许很奇怪，但是一旦发现，这一物种将受到频危物种法案的保护。
The rush to protect a possibly non-existent bird's habitat may seem odd: but, if discovered, the creature would be protected by the Endangered Species Act.
这一保护一种可能不存在的鸟类的栖息地的热潮看起来也许很奇怪，但是一旦发现，这一物种将受到频危物种法案的保护。
The daily flight between Belgrade and Sarajevo takes 45 minutes to cover the 200-odd kilometres; it would be quicker in a plane that was not propellor-powered.
贝尔格莱德与萨拉热窝之间距离200公里，坐飞机只需45分钟，如果不是那种以螺旋浆推进的飞机，速度会更快。
Halston was not a big fan of colour - apart from the odd splash of red - and so wouldn't be pleased if he knew he was about to be smeared in pink.
侯斯顿对颜色不太讲究——除了奇怪的泼红(他身上的颜色)——那么要是知道他将要披上紫色，应该也会有点意见吧！
Halston was not a big fan of colour - apart from the odd splash of red - and so wouldn't be pleased if he knew he was about to be smeared in pink.
侯斯顿对颜色不太讲究——除了奇怪的泼红(他身上的颜色)——那么要是知道他将要披上紫色，应该也会有点意见吧！
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