Rather endearingly, Mr Goh admitted he did not quite know what people wanted. 有点可爱的是,吴作栋承认,他不太清楚人们的需求。
"Honest Abe," as he was endearingly called, lost the Senate race, but two years later was elected the first Republican president of the United States. 被亲昵地称之为“诚实的埃布”的林肯在参议院选举中失败,但两年之后,却当选为美国第一位共和党总统。
And the mischievous smiles on the faces of some of the bridesmaids and page boys – and endearingly bewildered expressions on the others – are strikingly similar. 同样几位小花童和小傧相的脸上绽放出灿烂的笑容,却也总有那麽几位脸上露出困惑的违和的表情。