“No gentleman makes love to a servant in his mother's house.”
没有哪个体面人会在自己母亲家里跟佣人调情。
用一句老派的体面话定罪,不喊不骂,却把身份和规矩压到儿子头上。
No gentleman would ...
用体面标准暗斥某人做法时用;对朋友开玩笑会显得端着,谈生意时也偏重。
No decent man would say that. / A gentleman simply doesn't do that.
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No gentleman 重读,makes love to a 连读,house 收尾放平。
No gentleman would leave a guest standing in the rain. 体面人不会让客人在雨里站着。
