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声名狼藉notorious[英][nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəs] [美][noʊ'tɔ:rɪrs] 中英文小故事：声名狼藉的吝啬鬼 一个声名狼藉的吝啬鬼在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找中间那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。” “为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？” “你的双手得拿礼物啊。天哪，你总不会空着手来吧？”吝啬鬼回答。 The notorious cheap skate explaining to a friend how to find his apartment. He said. ″Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell with your elbow. When the door open. Push with your foot.″ ″Why use my elbow and foot?″ ″Well. Gosh,″ was the reply. ″You're not coming empty-hangded, are you?″ 中英文例句 ...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence... 因毒品、犯罪和暴力而臭名昭著的地区 She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders. 她给我们讲述了英国最有名的一起乡村别墅谋杀案。 The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient... 铁路公司冗员过多，工作效率出了名地低。 He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium... 他主要在纽约市工作，那儿的住房出了名地昂贵。 Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should. 众所周知，医生不注意自身的健康，而且在应该求助时也不这么做。 |
