2.
He covered his shyness by speaking absently, as though he were a secret agent pausing
briefly on a mission between beautiful, distant, and dangerous points.
纽特用漫不经心的语调掩饰自己的羞涩,像个秘密侦探正在执行任务,在既优美、又遥远、且险恶的地点
之间作短暂停留。
on a mission:be doing an important task 执行任务
He was sent to Washington on a diplomatic mission.
他被派往华盛顿,执行外交使命。
as though: 好象
He scolded her as though (if ) he were her father.
他痛斥她好象是她父亲似的。
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