quaint 雅思托福专八

Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.

奶奶住在一栋古色古香乡间别墅里。

They still keep some quaint old customs.

他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪旧风俗。

There were many small lanes in the quaint village.

在这古香古色村庄里, 有很多小巷。

The only motor within hearing distance was a quaint old Rototiller owned by a local farmer.When the wind was right, its irregular burping noise would come to their ears faintly, like an uneasy spirit.

平时能听到唯一摩托声来自当地一个农民古老碎土机，风向对时候，那不规则打嗝一样噪音会隐隐传到他们耳朵里，像不安灵魂。

When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

待我们吃完糖果或水果，她总要将我们送到屋前门廊，叮嘱我们要多谢母亲给她送食品，要我们对父母亲转达一些稀奇古怪老式祝愿，然后就转身回到屋里，随手关上门，使那里再次成为神秘世界。