短篇小说 | The Higher Abdication

2020年6月16日

The bartender rounded the bar in a casual way, looking up at the ceiling as though he was pondering some intricate problem of kalsomining, and then fell upon Curly so suddenly that the roadster had no excuses ready.

短篇小说 | The Hiding Of Black Bill

2020年6月15日

A lank, strong, red-faced man with a Wellington beak and small, fiery eyes tempered by flaxen lashes, sat on the station platform at Los Pinos swinging his legs to and fro.

容易误译的英语 | custom-made

2020年6月15日

custom-made(形容词)意为“定制的”。类似的同义词还有tailor-made, custom-built,后者多用于汽车等,例如a custom-built car(定制的汽车)。