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They were gossipy and not always discreet...是什么意思？

They were gossipy and not always discreet...

他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。

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they were gossipy and not always discreet

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；
例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；
例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

gossipy

adj. 喜饶舌的，漫谈式的，多嘴，婆婆嘴；
例句
They were gossipy and not always discreet...
他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；
例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；
例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；
例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

discreet

adj. 谨慎的，慎重的，考虑周到的，小心的，持重；
例句
The two journalists followed at a discreet distance...
那两个记者谨慎地保持距离跟在后面。
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He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
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摄影师的宝典——《业余摄影师》
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我得赶紧走了。
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Until 1987, Canada's industry had been the star performer...
直到1987年，加拿大的工业一直成就斐然。
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她是一个女强人，已经升至一个性别歧视意识根深蒂固的组织的最高层。
With the last sentiment, Arnold was in hearty agreement.
阿诺德强烈赞成最后一个观点。