The supervisor is all right as long as you watch your p's and q's.

He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat much.

他无精打采，脸色苍白，食欲不振。

Try not to slouch when you are sitting down.

坐的时候尽量不要无精打采的。

Seasky, I wind, dust the banner of the North-South West to the East.

海阔天空, 我是阵风, 把旗帜飞扬到 南北西 东.

They were sitting on a bank resting the knee and talking of the universe.

他们在斜坡上坐着,一面让膝盖休息,一面海阔天空地谈着.

They started chatting about anything and everything.

他们海阔天空地聊了起来.

However, the Franch don't do that, they chat with each other but not exchange their namecards.

然而, 法国人一般却都不大主动递送名片, 双方见面寒喧几句甚至海阔天空地聊一番也就各自走开.

They talked of a thousand things , and they all talked at once.

他们海阔天空, 无所不谈.

Shanbengdelie, are, are so many sacrificed their lives to save the hero.

山崩地裂, 大难当头,我们身边的平凡人中, 竟有那么多舍己救人的英雄.

But what could they do except bear it, helpless as they were?

不过他们既然无依无靠, 不忍受又怎么办 呢 ?

At an early age George was left to shift for himself.

乔治早年就无依无靠而得独立谋生.

She was quite alone.

她现在是孤苦伶仃,无依无靠.

But I am helpless, traveled alone, and only dream is my only companion.

可我无依无靠, 踽踽独行, 只有梦是我唯一的伴侣.

Armed thieves descended on the helpless travelers.

一群武装盗贼袭击了无依无靠的旅客.

In the desert you're left utterly to yourself.

在沙漠之中,你无依无靠.

You needn't mince words in your speech.

你不必咬文嚼字.

This may look like just semantics, but it matters.

这个看上去可能有点咬文嚼字, 但是它很重要.

I hate the rigid definition: It's so ugly, so obvious.

我不喜欢咬文嚼字,这样的做法太叫人不痛快, 也太外露了.

Have you swallowed a dictionary?

你为何一开口就咬文嚼字?

I don't like splitting hairs.

我不喜欢咬文嚼字.

Paying excessive attention to wording doesn't necessarily produce a good essay.

咬文嚼字未必能写出好文章.