1. I am much less irritable and pernickety than I was with the two daughters from my first marriage, 30 years ago.
比起30年前,我如何对待我第一次婚姻所生的两个女儿来说,我对他更少发怒,也更少挑剔。
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2. The pernickety English grammar teacher married a man of quality. "You are the best woman in my life, " announced the groom on their wedding night.
新郎在他们的新婚之夜宣称︰“你是我一生中遇到的最好的女人。”
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3. If some creatures can tolerate lower pHs and others cannot, you might expect things to average out: the tolerant and adaptable prosper, the more pernickety perish.