妙语

Touch the metal and turn it into gold -- turn a piece of poor writing into a literary gem; turn a crude essay into a literary gem; the golden touch in writing by dexterous use of words

成语原指古代方士能用丹药将铁点化成金子；现多比喻修改文章、绘画或摘引词句略加改动即成佳作妙语。也比喻教师善于开导学生。例句文字编辑要能有～的功夫；许多来稿就不会扔到纸篓里了。

And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

他从那里来到基贝亚时，果然有一群先知迎面而来，天主的神突然降在他身上，他就在他们中间出神说起妙语来。

They have a lot of good quotes about organization in that book.

在那本书中他们引用了不少关于组织形式的佳句妙语。

Douglas Jerrold ）的妙语: Love is like the measles, all the worse when it comes late in life.

恋爱有如麻疹，要是来的晚的话，更加一发不可收拾！

His slightest jeu d'esprit was impressive.

他即使说一点点妙语也会给人以深刻的印象。

As with everything Marse Robert said, the men repeated that flight of wit over and over, passing it along from man to man, as if God a mighty Himself had spoken.

正如罗伯特老爷所有以前说的话，这句横空出世的妙语也成为战士们相互传诵的至理名言，就像是出自万能的上帝之口。

She win plaudit for the way she present her case.

她妙语陈情博得众口交赞。

She won plaudit s for the way she presented her case.

她妙语陈情博得众口交赞。

Near night "(3 playlet that Almost An Evening) included to was not the Broadway to perform last year," drunk wine driver is negotiable also (The Drunken Driver Has The Right Of Way) is thin thin witticism a collection of selected specimens, published paperback recently.

将近夜晚》包括了去年非百老汇上演的三部短剧，《醉酒司机也可通行》(The Drunken Driver Has The Right Of Way)则是一本薄薄的妙语集锦，最近出版了平装本。

When used before the punchline, a pause sets up the anticipation of "here comes the funny stuff!"

在笑点之前使用停顿，它可以造成"这里有好玩的妙语"的预期。

I'm strongly against the death penalty — it's an eye for an eye.

我不赞成死刑——这是以牙还牙的报复行为。

And to get you the support you need, we're enlisting all elements of our national power: our diplomacy and development, our economic might and our moral suasion, so that you and the rest of our military do not bear the burden of our security alone.

并给你们所须的支援，我们正徵召国家所有各种的力量：我们的外交及发展，我们的经济力量与道德劝说，所以你们与其他军人不须要孤独地负起国家安全的责任。