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expostulation n.勸導,忠告。

expostulator

Among the plentiful expostulations and diplomatic behaviors that depicted in zuo zhuan , some supplementary unusual behaviors are used to show speaker ' s recessive purpose , such as to hint by the strange manner , to lure and admonish by asking , to fight fallacies by fallacies , to touch with human compassion , and to scare and succumb the weird behaviors , etc 摘要在《左傳》所敘寫的一系列諫說、外交行為活動中,一方為表明個體的隱性意愿,往往輔助性地采取了一些超出常理的行為方式,諸如奇異行為,巧作暗示;設疑誘問,寓諫于答;以謬制謬,克敵制勝;動之以行,感彼藉淚;極端行為,假威懾強,等等。

As they stepped on to the doorstones , and halted to take a last look at the moon - or , more correctly , at each other by her light - i felt irresistibly impelled to escape them again ; and , pressing a remembrance into the hand of mrs dean , and disregarding her expostulations at my rudeness , i vanished through the kitchen as they opened the house - door ; and so should have confirmed joseph in his opinion of his fellow - servant s gay indiscretions , had he not fortunately recognized me for a respectable character by the sweet ring of a sovereign at his feet 他們踏上門階,停下來對著月亮看最后一眼或者,更確切地說,借著月光彼此對看著我不由自主地又想躲開他們。我把一點紀念物按到丁太太手里,不顧她抗議我的莽撞,我就在他們開房門時,從廚房里溜掉了要不是因為我幸虧在約瑟夫腳前丟下了一塊錢,很好聽地當了一下,使他認出我是個體面人,他一定會認為他的同伴真的在搞風流韻事哩。

She kept wandering to and fro , from the gate to the door , in a state of agitation which permitted no repose ; and at length took up a permanent situation on one side of the wall , near the road : where , heedless of my expostulations and the growling thunder , and the great drops that began to plash around her , she remained , calling at intervals , and then listening , and then crying outright 她一直從大門到屋門來回徘徊,激動得一刻也不肯休息,終于在靠近路上一面墻邊站住不動。在那兒,不顧我的忠告,不顧那隆隆的雷聲和開始在她四周嘩啦嘩啦落下的大雨點,她就待在那兒,時不時喊叫一下,又聽聽,跟著放聲大哭。

One strong proof of my wretchedly defective nature is , that even her expostulations , so mild , so rational , have no influence to cure me of my faults ; and even her praise , though i value it most highly , cannot stimulate me to continued care and foresight 我的本性有嚴重缺陷,一個有力的證據是,盡管她的規勸那么恰到好處,那么合情合理,卻依舊治不了我那些毛病。甚至她的贊揚,雖然我非常看重,卻無法激勵我始終小心謹慎,高瞻遠矚。 ”

Without further expostulation or delay , hester prynne drained the cup , and , at the motion of the man of skill , seated herself on the bed where the child was sleeping ; while he drew the only chair which the room afforded , and took his own seat beside her 海絲特白蘭無需再聽勸告,也沒有再加拖延,使舉杯將藥一飲而盡,然后,按照這個手段高明的男人的示意,坐到了孩子睡著的床上面他則拉過牢房中唯一的一把椅子,坐在她的旁邊。

Why have not i the riches , the rank , the power , of such and such , is the common expostulation with fortune ; but why have not i the merit , the talents , the wit , or the beauty , of such and such others , is a reproach rarely or never made to nature 人們常常對命運發出詰難:我為何沒有財富、地位、權力以及諸如此類的東西;但人們卻很少或從不這樣責怪過自然:我為何沒有長處、天賦、機智或美麗以及諸如此類的東西。

And then her cooing voice , plaintive in expostulation , disturbed the darkness , the velvet touch of her lips passed over his brow , and he could distinguish in the air the warmth of her breath 接著,他似乎感覺到了她的溫柔親切的細語,憂郁悲苦的怨恨,暗夜里的煩惱不安,感覺到了她那天鵝絨般的嘴唇吻遍了他的前額,他甚至能夠在空氣中分辨出她呼吸的溫暖氣息。

The young emperor could not restrain his desire to be present at the battle , and in spite of the expostulations of his courtiers , at twelve oclock , escaping from the third column which he had been following , he galloped to the vanguard 年青的皇帝按捺不住,他很想參加戰斗,不顧廷臣的一再進諫,十二點鐘離開了他所殿后的第三縱隊,向后衛部隊疾馳而去。

I wasted no condolences on miss , nor any expostulations on my mistress ; nor did i pay much attention to the sighs of my master , who yearned to hear his lady s name , since he might not hear her voice 我對小姐并不濫用慰藉,對我的女主人也不濫用勸告我對我主人的嘆息也不大注意,既然他聽不到他夫人的聲音,就渴望著聽到她的名字。

Miss bingley warmly resented the indignity he had received , in an expostulation with her brother for talking such nonsense 彬格萊小姐看見人家拿他開玩笑,很是生氣,便怪她的哥哥干嗎要談這樣沒意思的話。

In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand perhaps accidentally , perhaps not upon the joker s heart 說話時他那只干凈手有意無意地落到了那開玩笑的人心口。

On the significance of the imperial censors ' expostulation in the constitutional reformation in the late qing dynasty 論晚清預備立憲期間御史諫議的作用

But to no one would she grant her confidence, answering all taunts with bitter sarcasm, and all serious expostulation with sullen denial, or with floods of tears . 可是她對誰都不吐露真情,她用辛辣的諷刺回擊一切嘲弄;而對認真的規勸,不是矢口否認就是淚如泉涌。

His wife's expostulations awoke his half slumbering regrets . 他妻子的苦苦規勸,勾引起他內心潛在的悔恨情緒。

My expostulations had no results . 我的勸誡均無結果。

He would listen to no expostulations . 他對誰的勸告都不聽。