He looked a mite upset. 他看起来有点苦恼。

His theory is good as far as it goes. 他的理论就其本身而言是好的。

He felt a trifle embarrassed by his outburst. 发泄之后，他觉得有点不好意思。

He looked faintly ridiculous. 他看上去有点可笑。

The market closed fractionally higher. 股市收盘时略有上扬。

Through the half open door I could hear the sound of Alan's voice. 从半开着的门里我可以听到艾伦的声音。

Putting up the decorations is half the fun of Christmas. 过圣诞节的一大乐趣来自悬挂装饰品。

It's the only halfway decent novel she's written in years. 这是她这么多年来所写的唯一还算过得去的小说。

Our success is due in large measure to the company's founder. 我们的成功在很大程度上要归功于公司的创建者。

The accidents were due in part to the bad weather. 事故在一定程度上是由恶劣的天气造成的。

‘Weren't you nervous?' ‘Ish.' “你不紧张吗？”“有一点儿。”

The sight of her always makes me feel that little bit happier. 看见她总让我感觉更开心些。

In her last years I saw her very little. 在她生命中的最后几年我很少见到她。

Revenue last year rose marginally. 去年收入增加得很少。

He turned up the volume minutely. 他把音量稍微开大了一点。

moderately successful/effective 一定程度上成功的/有效的

She has had a modestly successful career. 她在事业上取得了一点成就。

Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the crash. 3个十几岁的孩子差点儿在撞车中丧生。

You can have the whole set for next to no cost. 你不用花什么钱就可以拥有一整套。

I didn't finish the book – it wasn't all that interesting. 我没把书看完，这本书没什么意思。

I was not altogether surprised to hear that Bennet had resigned. 听到贝内特辞职的消息我并不怎么吃惊。

I'm not especially interested in football. 我对足球不是很感兴趣。

I was born down in Armagh, not so far from where my parents live now. 我出生在阿马，离我父母现在的住处不太远。

‘How are you feeling?' ‘Oh, not too bad.' “你觉得怎么样？” “哦，还好。”

Victor's suggestions were not very helpful. 维克托的建议根本没有什么用。

The show seemed on the long side. 表演似乎时间有点长。

the part-owner of a restaurant 餐馆的合伙所有人之一

a partially clothed body discovered in the woods 树林中发现的一具半裸的尸体

some rather nice chocolate biscuits 一些相当好吃的巧克力饼干

We are reasonably sure this is the best solution. 我们相当肯定这是最好的解决办法。

He wasn't even remotely interested in anything we had to say. 他甚至对我们所说的任何事都没有丝毫的兴趣。

semi-naked 半裸的

You can only get so far on good looks alone. 你仅仅依靠美貌只能达到这个程度。

They criticized me personally, and that hurt me some. 他们对我进行了个人攻击，这有些伤害了我。

‘Aren't you hungry?' ‘Sort of. I'm mostly just tired.' “你不饿吗？”“有点儿，我主要是感到累。”

She was encouraged by her mother and, to a lesser extent, her father. 她得到她母亲的鼓励，其次是父亲的。

A child's values come from its parents and, to a lesser extent, from its schooling. 孩子的价值观大多来自于父母，也有小部分来自于学校教育。

To a certain extent, I was relieved. 我在一定程度上获得了些宽慰。

Self-expression is good up to a point but you can't just let these kids run wild. 自我表现在一定程度上是好的，但是你也不能让这些孩子们变野。

It would be well-nigh impossible to get there in less than an hour. 在1小时以内赶到那里几乎是不可能的。