(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
John le Carre, (born David Cornwell) master of the spy novel, died on December 12th, aged 89
约翰·勒卡尔(出生时叫大卫·康威尔)间谍小说大师,于12月12日去世,享年89岁
The house in Gainsborough Gardens was tall and elegant in the red-brick Hampstead manner, with a background of old trees. In front of the houses stretched a dank lawn strewn with leaves. He walked across it quickly to the locked gate on the Well Walk side, which preserved the hidden feel of the place. He might have been going to lunch at the Wells, where the rhubarb crumble was reliably good. But too many people knew John le Carre there, spotted his upright stance and far-sighted gaze, the fine greying head, and might start conversations.
盖恩斯伯勒花园的房子高大典雅,红砖汉普斯特德风格,背景是古树
Today he had a different assignation. He turned not left but right, towards the Heath. A weather-boarded barn stood by East Heath Road, with a bench on which it was said that Keats had sat and wept. On the other side of the road, a gravel track curved down through an avenue of trees. A few dog-walkers wandered on it. It was here, in "Smiley's People", the third part of his George Smiley trilogy, that General Vladimir had been shot in the face by Moscow agents. And there, just off the path, lodged in a crevice where a tree forked, Smiley had found the cigarette packet that held the proof he needed.
今天他有一个不同的任务
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重点讲解
1.in the face 面对
They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.
他们面对困难表现了坚强的毅力
。2.strewn with 布满了
The front room was strewn with books and clothes
起居室里到处都是书和衣服
。3.with a background of 背景
The company is look for someone with a background of success in the electronics industry.
该公司正在招聘一位在电子工业方面有成就的人
。