"A master to whom all we poor writers bow the knee." Said Luke. William sniffed, "What is he when he's as home?"
路克说:“那是我们这些穷作家都得向他屈膝下跪的一个主子。”威廉嗤之以鼻地说:“他是个什么玩意儿?”
Similarly, for the curtain call, when actors bow or curtsy, they place one foot behind the other and bend at the knee, thus 'breaking' the line of the leg.
类似的,当谢幕的时候,演员鞠躬或者行屈膝礼,他们将一只脚放在另一只的后面,弯曲膝盖,这样“切断”了腿的那条直线。
Right away, he broke his bow across his knee and threw his arrows into the stream.
他当即折断了弓,把箭都扔进了河里。
Maldini is not looking to bow out just yet, however, and has postponed much-needed surgery on a troublesome knee injury until the summer as he goes in pursuit of more silverware.
马尔蒂尼现在仍并不准备退役,但是,却推迟了十分必要的对于另人厌烦的膝盖伤病的手术直到夏季因为他现在在争取更多的荣誉。
Three Kings bow to the knee the lid, and presents as a gift gives gifts and so on gold.
三个国王鞠躬至膝盖,并赠予黄金等礼物。