1.He liked to smile and exchange a few words with the boys when they touched their caps to him.
touch their caps to hims 表示手举到帽边向他敬礼。类似的还有give sb a pat on the back 鼓励,表扬 The football team win the first prize. They deserve a pat on the back.
不一定要用具体的动词,而用这种形象的动作来表达一个意思。
2. meeting you 和nice to see you 的区别
后者是第一次见面,前者可以是走的时候表示幸会。
3. Will you be wanting anything else, sir?
用现在进行时表示更委婉,比如: I was wondering
最委婉的是过去进行时 would you
4. His room was furnished simply and with schoolmasterly taste.
what you like eg: He asked my taste in music.
judgement when they choose clothes,eg:He has a good taste in clothes.
5. He was not, despite his long years of assiduous teaching, a very profound classical scholar.
英语中,头尾放最重要的信息,通常尾更重要。
6. quite a character
quite非常好用,比如看到一本好书就可以说 quite a book
had family connections 有关系