quaint 雅思托福专八GRE

They still keep some quaint old customs.

他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

There were many small lanes in the quaint village.

在这古香古色的村庄里, 有很多小巷。

Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.

奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里。

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.

平时能听的唯一的摩托声来自当地一个农民的古老的碎土机，风向对的时候，那规则的打嗝一样的噪音会隐隐传他们耳朵里，像安的灵魂。

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，她总要将我们送屋前的门廊，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的老式祝愿，然后就转身回屋里，随手关上门，使那里再次成为神秘世界。