The box was corded, the card nailed on.
盒子是用绳子绑起来的,卡片是钉在上面的。
At ten-thirty Tuppence surveyed with pride a slightly battered tin trunk containing her new possessions. It was artistically corded. It was with a slight blush that she rang the bell and ordered it to be placed in a taxi.
十点三十分,塔彭丝自豪地审视着一个略微破旧的锡皮箱,里面装着她的新财产。它是有艺术感的。她微微红着脸按铃,吩咐把它放在一辆出租车里。
One bitter cold day near Christmastime the tailor began to make a coat—a coat of cherry-coloured corded silk embroidered with pansies and roses, and a cream coloured satin waistcoat—trimmed with gauze and green worsted chenille—for the Mayor of Gloucester.
圣诞节前夕的一个寒冷的日子里,裁缝开始为格洛斯特市长制作一件外套——一件绣有三色紫罗兰和玫瑰的樱桃色绳纹丝绸外套,以及一件奶油色缎背心——饰有薄纱和绿色精纺雪尼尔绒。