Were the veil but cast aside, they might speak freely of it, but not till then.
黑纱一旦拉开, 他们就可以无拘束地谈论它, 可是在拉开之前却不便启齿.
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Though he was impatient to see her, he hardly knew what he should say to her.
他虽然急于见到她, 心里却不知道如何启齿.
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He was unhappy in his job for years but always fought shy of telling his boss.
他多年来工作都很不愉快,却始终未向老板启齿.
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And the word, evacuate, is not uttered in polite society.
而是将他处决,而“ evacuate ”(即疏散)一字在上流社会中是不便启齿的.
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She wanted to ask if he had news of Keith, but the words stuck in her throat.
她想问他有没有基思的消息,可是难以启齿。
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其实还有一个更贴切的例子,但图灵羞于启齿,那就是他在密码分析工作的细节上,犯过很多粗心的错误,但他仍然被称为“英国的大脑”。
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The lack of a bright spotlight, they are still mortal, mortals behind too embarrassed than regret.
缺少了闪亮的镁光灯, 她们依然是个凡人, 背后有着一些比凡人难以启齿的遗憾.
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