They were singing discordantly , with toil , with labour , not because they wanted to sing , but simply to betoken that they were drunk , and were enjoying themselves 他们各顾各地费颈而又卖力地唱着，显然不是因为他们想唱，而纯粹是为了证明他们喝醉了，在玩乐罢了，喝，喝下去。
His thin face , deeply furrowed by care , and the bold outline of his strongly marked features , betokened a man more accustomed to exercise his mental faculties than his physical strength 他那神色疲惫的脸上刻满了忧虑的皱纹，再加上他那个性坚毅的轮廓，一望便知他是一个惯于劳心而少劳力的人。
And this time the tone and manner in which the command was given , betokened such growing hostility that the two young men perceived , for the first time , that the mandate was addressed to them 而这一次，由于那种命令的口吻里含着明显的敌意，这两个青年人才初次觉察到那个命令原来是冲着他们发的。
" no , sire , for that would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity ; and with a king as full of foresight as your majesty , scarcity is not a thing to be feared . “不，陛下，因为那个梦不过是预示着我们将有七个丰年和七个荒年，而象陛下这样明察万里的国王的治理，荒年倒不是一件可怕的事。 ”
This morbid meddling of conscience with an immaterial matter betokened , it is to be feared , no genuine and steadfast penitence , but something doubtful , something that might be deeply wrong , beneath 把良心和一件无关紧要的事情病态地联系在一起，恐怕并不能说明真心实意的仟悔，其背后可能有些颇值怀疑和极其荒谬的东西。
Yes , its certain , shes going to run away with him ; but what am i to do ? wondered sonya , recalling now all the signs that so clearly betokened some dreadful resolution on natashas part “她要和他逃走，是啊，这是毫无疑问的，可是我怎么办呢？ ”索尼娅想道，她心里现在还记得，那种种迹象明显地表示为什么娜塔莎竟有这样一种可怕的打算。
Within an hour the whole party was before the porch . when natasha and petya said something to nikolay he walked by them with a stern and serious air , betokening that he had no time to waste on trifles 尼古拉露出严肃认真的样子，表示现在哪有闲工夫去料理琐碎的事，娜塔莎与彼佳正在和他讲话，他却顾不得这么许多，便从他们身边走过去了。
Zdrzhinsky told then how raevsky had thrust his two sons forward on the dike under a terrific fire , and had charged at their side . rostov listened to the tale , and said nothing betokening sympathy with zdrzhinskys enthusiasm 罗斯托夫听着这个故事不仅没有讲话，附和兹德尔任斯基的喜悦心情，而且相反，却露出羞于听他讲述的样子，虽然他无意反驳他。
Mr dixon , to turn the table , took on to ask mr mulligan himself whether his incipient ventripotence , upon which he rallied him , betokened an ovoblastic gestation in the prostatic utricle or male womb or was due as with the noted physician , mr austin meldon , to a wolf in the stomach 迪克森先生嘲笑穆利根先生之初期腹部肥大症以转换气氛，曰： “此乃前列腺囊内部或男性子宫内部卵子怀胎之征兆乎？抑或如名医奥斯汀梅尔顿161先生所云，乃胃中之狼162所致乎？ ”
