nail a lie to the counter
v.拆穿西洋镜
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nail a lie to the counter为短语/超纲词汇
1. Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. 甚至那些连一枚钉子都钉不直的男人都被认为是天生的电工、木匠、水管工和机械师。
2. But after a few years in a system that practically requires people to lie, they become like the one I shall call "Suzanne", a detective in shorts. 可是在这个实际上是要人撒谎的系统里干了几年后,他们就变得与那个叫苏珊娜的人一样了--一个穿运动短裤的侦探。
3. Bits of broken glass, lengths of string, a key to a door long since decayed away, a rusty knife-blade, old shoes saved for a road that never was and never will be, a nail bent under the weight of things too heavy for any nail, a dried flower or two s 碎玻璃块;小线头儿;一扇早已朽败的门上的钥匙;一把锈蚀的刀;一双为某条从来没有、将来也不会有的路而准备的旧鞋;一颗弯折的钉,它所承受过的重量足以弄折任何钉子;一两支干花,仍散发出几许花香。
4. For the woman´s eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect. 因为那女售货员听完哈里的话后,马上眼睛一亮,拿出几瓶东西放在柜台上让哈里挑选。
5. What a monstrous lie ! 多么可怕的谎言!
6. We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us." 求神不如求己。
7. We put our hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was. Then one of the bank workers pressed a button behind the counter and the steel gate at the front of the bank moved into place so that we were locked in. We just stayed like that until the p 仿佛在梦中一样,我不紧不慢地走出了银行。没有人试图阻止我,警察似乎对我并不感兴趣。他们不打算盘问我,也没有要求我作证或别的什么,所以我就那样慢悠悠地走出了银行。
8. Then I left him standing by the counter so happy that I almost envied him. 然后我就离开了,他站在柜台旁,是那么高兴,我真有点羡慕他。
9. The lady who is standing behind the counter. 站在柜台后面的那位女士。
10. The books which are on the counter. 就是柜台上的那两本。
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