这个家庭殷实富足,深谙世故,又见多识广。
The family is rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
他看上去好像是一位有头脑、世故且善用其魅力的人。
露西的冷漠世故让巴里显得很不重要。
Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
他15岁时就比他那些居住在乡村的表兄们懂人情世故了。
At 15, he was more worldly than his older cousins who lived in the country.
他不同于我认识的任何人,老于世故,与杜安完全不一样。
He was different from anyone I had known, very worldly, everything that Duane was not.
她那相当坚强而世故的外表下掩藏着一颗非常柔软敏感的心。
Her rather tough and worldly exterior hides a very soft and sensitive heart.
或许是当地的一个富人想要炫耀他老练的世故。
Or maybe a wealthy local wanted to show off his worldly sophistication.
他年轻、未经世故,任何事都愿意尝试。
莫琳曾是老于世故的典型。
因为就像第一个创世故事里的亚当和夏娃,诺亚被告知要多子多孙。
Because like Adam and Eve in the first creation story, Noah is told to be fruitful and multiply.
15个月刚过,这便成了一个有关国际并购陷阱的警世故事。
Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions.
这位饱经世故且富有的美国人说:“让他去吧!只要男孩子有机会展示他们的才能,他们肯定会变得更好。”
The American of great wealth who had experienced the world said, "Let him go! As long as boys have the chance to show their talents, they are sure to become better."
这人很世故。
但在某种意义上说,他又老于世故。
他们看起来时尚又世故。
第二个创世故事,也并没有好多少。
她的说话表明她是个世故的人。
莉莉是一个世故的女人。
我宁愿与纯朴的人打交道,不愿与世故的人交往。
这两本书中的福斯特让人觉得捉摸不定、老于世故。
But the Forster in both these books comes across as covertly sophisticated.
尽管如此,亚当•斯密还是位通晓世故的哲学家。
现在卡米拉多了份世故,她把凯特拉到一边对她说“这些事该这么做。”
Being more worldly-wise now, she's taken Kate to one side and said, ‘This is how it's going to be.
我们发誓赌咒,像土狼一样唱歌闲聊,我们的幽默并不老于世故,但确实很开心。
We swear with flair, sing and cackle like hyenas. Our humour is not sophisticated but it is joyful.
琼斯先生是个孤儿,年幼时为了能在世上混下去,不得不掌握各种人情世故。
Mr. Jones was an orphan and he had to learn the ropes when he was young to make his way in the world.
女士们坠入情网之后就想呵护这个不够世故,看上去需要保护的男人,想帮助他长大。
Women fall in love and want to nurture this unworldly, slightly vulnerable man and help him grow up.
在比他圆通世故的伦敦人帮助下,廷代尔把译完一半的新约藏进箱子底层,化名逃到德国。
Tyndale was helped, by Londoners with more worldly wisdom than himself, to go to Germany under a false name, with his half-completed rendering of the New Testament tucked deep inside his trunk.
当我告诉我的新客户这一点时,他们世故地看着我,仿佛我承诺给他们带来一只独角兽。
When I say this to new clients, they look at me cynically, as if I've promised them a unicorn.
当我告诉我的新客户这一点时,他们世故地看着我,仿佛我承诺给他们带来一只独角兽。
When I say this to new clients, they look at me cynically, as if I've promised them a unicorn.
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