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1. | a crisp retort; a response so curt as to be almost rude; the laconic reply; `yes'; short and terse and |
| 有力的反驳;太过简洁甚至是粗鲁的反应;简洁的回答道:‘是的’;简短、扼要而且容易理解。 |
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2. | You know, in some cultures, it's considered almost rude for one friend to spy on another. |
| 你知道 在一些文化中 一个朋友去窥视另外一个朋友是很粗鲁的 |
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3. | Kay had once tried to express her condolences to the Don and his wife and had been listened to with almost |
| 有一次,他试图在老头子和老太大面前对桑儿表示哀悼,老两口听是听,却一言不发,听完了也不理睬。 |
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