I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.
我很高兴你警告比利不许胡闹。他还是个孩子,仍然需要有人告诉他该做什么。
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If the kids don't settle down soon, I'll go up and read them the riot act.
如果孩子们不马上安静下来,我就要上去向他们提出严正警告。
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All the cacti were in flower, so that the desert was a riot of colour...
所有的仙人掌都开花了,整个沙漠里五彩缤纷。
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A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
音乐学院让你有充分的理由任想象力自由驰骋。
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We have no proof and when there is no proof, rumour runs riot.
我们没有证据,只要没有证据,谣言就会满天飞。
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