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- He was a very able businessman in his day. 当年，他是一位很有才干的实业家。
- He was very naughty in his boyhood. 他少年时非常淘气。
- He was unemphatic in his refusal. 他的拒绝软弱无力。
- He was defeated in his selfish purpose. 他自私的打算失败了。
- At 40, he was in his prime and full of vigour. 他40岁时正年富力强。
- In his youth he was an extravagant epicurean. 他年轻时是个花花公子。
- He was indiscriminate in his choice of friends. 他择友不慎重。
- He was thwarted (in his aims) by bad luck. 他运气不好，未能达到目的。
- He was a famous model worker in his day. 当年，他是一位著名的劳动模范。
- He was balked as he handed the glasses to the Lieutenant. 他心灰意冷，把望远镜递给了副官。
- He was foiled in his attempt to escape. 他想逃亡的企图因遭到阻挠而落空了。
- He was laid away in his favorite spot on the hill. 他被安葬于山上他喜欢的地点。
- He was sincere in his love for literature. 他对文学的爱好是很真诚的。
- He was lying in his teeth when he told you that. 他对你说的话实在是个天大的谎言。
- He was in his employer's good graces. 他深得雇主的赏识。
- He was a thinnish fellow, somewhere in his forties. 他瘦瘦的，大约四十多岁。
- He was very precise in his manners. 他的一言一行都有板有眼。
- He was saying that with his tongue in his cheek. 他只不过是虚情假意说说罢了。
- He was on the stump in his home state. 他在自己家乡的州里到处发表政治演说。
- He was lying in his throat when he told you that. 他对你说的话实在是个天大的谎言。
