The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.

  • -- Stephen Leacock 李柯克

一个寄宿家庭的女房东是一个平行四边形,也就是说,一个长方形的角形,这是无法描述的,但它等于任何东西。

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I'm a very outgoing person. I'm always happy, I'm one of those people who are always smiling. If somebody described me to somebody else, they'd say the kid with the curly hair with the big smile on his face. I get along with everybody.

我是一个非常外向的人。我总是很快乐,我是那种总是微笑的人。如果有人向别人描述我,他们会说那个卷发的孩子,脸上带着大大的笑容。我和每个人都相处得很好。

The reports of the eclipse parties not only described the scientific observations in great detail, but also the travels and experiences, and were sometimes marked by a piquancy not common in official documents.

日食各方的报告不仅非常详细地描述了科学观测,而且还描述了旅行和经历,有时还带有官方文件中不常见的辛辣味。

Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.

从生物学角度来说,我是幸运的——一张棱角分明的脸和深色的肤色在相机上表现得很好。

In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.

在正义的问题上,所有人在你眼中都应该是平等的。

Imperfections equal beauty. We're all imperfect.

缺陷等于美丽。我们都是不完美的。