The classic chinese beauty also fought hard to convince the director of eat drink man woman ( who was unwilling to cast her because of her demure , genteel looks ) that she could break out of the damsel - in - distress mould 这位古典中国美人也曾努力奋斗，为了让《饮食男女》的导演他因为吴倩莲端庄、有教养的外貌而不愿由她来主演信服她可以脱离出忧郁少女的典型。
The cultural transformation in yuan dynasty presents itself in the following : 1 . multi - culturalism takes the place of the sole hegemony of confucianism ; 2 . popular culture takes the place of genteel culture and is therefore elevated into the main stream of social and cultural thoughts 摘要元代文化转型主要表现在：一、多元文化并存取代了儒家文化独尊；二、俗文化取代雅文化上升为社会思想文化之主流。
In a world culturally divided between the genteel and everything else , americans opt for trash over art that is supposed to be good for them as much because they resent being told what they should like as because they like trash 就文化而言，在一个把除了高雅之外统统归入不高雅的社会中，美国人对所谓具有教化作用的艺术毫无兴趣，反而对文化垃圾趋之若鹜，不仅因为确实喜欢，也因为我们美国人极度反感被人指手画脚，发号施令。
I feel that much improvements can be made with regards to the attitudes of the people in our service sector . too often , our shop assistants do not smile , are not courteous and have no patience . they could very well take a leaf from their genteel , polite , honest and reliable swiss counterparts 我想,我们各行业服务员的态度,还须改善的地方多得很,如缺乏笑容礼貌有问无答等等,他们大可向瑞士人的温文有礼,诚实可靠的表现学习学习呢！
In the intervals of her discourse with mrs . collins , she addressed a variety of questions to maria and elizabeth , but especially to the latter , of whose connections she knew the least , and who , she observed to mrs . collins , was a very genteel , pretty kind of girl 夫人同柯林斯太太谈话的时候，也间或向玛丽亚和伊丽莎白问几句话，特别向伊丽莎白问得多。她不大清楚伊丽莎白和她们是什么关系，不过她对柯林斯太太说，她是个很斯文很标致的姑娘。
Again i reflected : i scarcely knew what school was : bessie sometimes spoke of it as a place where young ladies sat in the stocks , wore backboards , and were expected to be exceedingly genteel and precise : john reed hated his school , and abused his master ; but john reed s tastes were no rule for mine , and if bessie s accounts of school - discipline gathered from the young ladies of a family where she had lived before coming to gateshead were somewhat appalling , her details of certain accomplishments attained by these same young ladies were , i thought , equally attractive 不过他的感受不足为凭。如果贝茜关于校纪的说法她来盖茨黑德之前，从她主人家一些年轻小姐那儿收集来的有些骇人听闻，那么她细说的关于那些小姐所学得的才艺，我想也同样令人神往。她绘声绘色地谈起了她们制作的风景画和花卉画谈起了她们能唱的歌，能弹的曲，能编织的钱包，能翻译的法文书，一直谈得我听着听着就为之心动，跃跃欲试。
Having made , at least , this one hit , whatever it might prove to be worth , and no customers coming in to help him to any other , mr . barsad paid for what he had drunk , and took his leave : taking occasion to say , in a genteel manner , before he departed , that he looked forward to the pleasure of seeing monsieur and madame defarge again 巴萨先生这一枪至少已经刺了个正着，虽然它有什么价值还不清楚。此时又再无客人进来给他再显身手的机会，他便付了酒钱，走掉了。临行前他又利用机会温文尔雅地表示希望有机会跟德伐日夫妇再会。
It was first broken by mrs . annesley , a genteel , agreeable looking woman , whose endeavour to introduce some kind of discourse proved her to be more truly well bred than either of the others ; and between her and mrs . gardiner , with occasional help from elizabeth , the conversation was carried on 这位太太是个和蔼可亲的大家闺秀，你只要瞧她竭力想出话来攀谈，便可以知道她确实比另外两位有教养得多。全靠她同嘉丁纳太太先攀谈起来，再加上伊丽莎白不时地插几句嘴助助兴，谈话才算没有冷场。
The early mornings were still sufficiently cool to render a fire acceptable in the large room wherein they breakfasted ; and , by mrs crick s orders , who held that he was too genteel to mess at their table , it was angel clare s custom to sit in the yawning chimney - corner during the meal , his cup - and - saucer and plate being placed on a hinged flap at his elbow 清早的气温仍然凉得很，所以在他们吃早饭的那间大房子里生上了火，大家感到适意克里克太太认为克莱尔温文尔雅，不宜于坐在他们的桌子上同大家在一起吃饭，就吩咐让人把他的盘子和一套杯子和碟子摆在一块用铰链连起米的搁板上，所以吃饭的时候他总是坐在大张着口的壁炉旁边。
