To say I was astonished would have been positively wallowing in understatement.
对于这样一个黑色魔法来说,看起来也并不糟,不是吗?
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Oh come on, you know that's a gross understatement. She's an absolute beauty.
喔,少来了, 不用讲你也知道那是个粗略的保守说法. 她绝对是个大美人.
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‘These figures are a bit disappointing. ’ ‘That's got to be the understatement of the year . ’
“这些数字有点令人失望。” “那一定是本年度最保守的说法了。”
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British people tend understatement whereas Americans towards hyperbole.
英国人倾向于言而不过,而美国人则倾向于言过其实.
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我深深的 ( 真挚的 ) ( 真诚的 ) 感谢远不足以 ( 不能确切 ) ( 不能明确 ) 表达我的谢意.
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The fact is, this is a guy for whom the phrase been there, done an understatement.
事实上, 仅用“去过那儿, 做过什么”来形容他的经历还是远远不够的.
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My boyfriend looks pretty ordinary, but he's intelligent in an understated way.
我的男朋友长相平平, 但很内秀.
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At Berkshire , however , my appraisal of our operating managers is, if anything, understated.
不过在波克夏, 我个人对于管理干部任何的称赞都是很容易让人理解的.
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