小词详解 | strident

小词详解 | strident

2024年2月17日

她的言语中流露出一丝自鸣得意。她想笑,但声音听起来尖锐刺耳。
There was a tinge of smug self-satisfaction in her voice. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident.

短篇小说 | The Dandy Frightening the Squatter

2024年2月17日

About thirteen years ago, when the now flourishing young city of Hannibal, on the Mississippi River, was but a "wood-yard," surrounded by a few huts, belonging to some hardy "squatters," and such a thing as a steamboat was considered quite a sight, the following incident occurred: