In her memoirs Naomi is quick to acknowledge that her grandmother was centrally important in her venture as a writer.

A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer — and more agonising — period of haggling over the fate of the family.

闪电式离婚后可能紧接着就是一段在家庭命运上互相纠结的更加漫长、更加痛苦的时期。

Paul had arrested countless men like this one before and was expecting a clean, quick job.

此前，保罗逮捕过无数个这样的家伙，他估计这次能手到擒来。

Deryck Fox gave Featherstone the lead early in the first half with a penalty, but Saints were quick to reply.

德里克·福克斯在上半场的罚球使费瑟斯通队领先，但是圣徒队很快进行了反击。

I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick.

有一次，我听见她在卧室里哭泣，这深深地刺痛了我的心。

He flashed me a quick grin but rapidly swallowed it when he saw my expression.

他先是冲我咧嘴一笑，不过看到我的表情后又赶紧收起笑脸。

to do a quick recce of an area

对一地区进行快速侦察

She gave him a quick glance.

她迅速扫了他一眼。

Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else.

较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。

I find it really hard to drag myself out and exercise regularly.

我发现要让我自己定期出门锻炼真的很难。

In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.

上四年级时，他频频旷课。

Check the oil at regular intervals, and have the car serviced regularly.

定期检查汽油，并对车辆进行定期维护。

Motorists regularly flout the law .

驾车者经常无视法律。

She regularly babysits for us.

她定期来为我们照看小孩。

Hiya. How are you?

嗨，你好吗？

"How are you?" —"All the better for seeing you."

“你好吗？”—“好，看见你更好了。”

Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with an excellent education.

然而，较为贫困的状况并没有阻止马丁让自己接受一流的教育。

They were not finished, however, not by any means.

不过，他们并没有结束，绝对没有。

His testimony, however, was only one in a salvo of new attacks.

然而他的证词只是新一轮唇枪舌剑中的一股火力。

When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying.

但愤怒或激动的时候，他也会发狂、会骂人、令人生畏。

None of the women he paints, however, could be described as shrinking violets.

然而，他画过的所有女人中没有一个是羞涩腼腆的。