1·Money is the devil of a headache.
金钱是令人头疼的恶魔。
2·He was the devil of a fellow. He was the lover of a married woman.
他是个糟透了的家伙。他是一个有夫之妇的情人。
3·They take food which they have brought with them into the vineyard and I am sorry to say leave the devil of a mess behind them.
真对不起,我不能不说他们把人家的地方搞得乱七八糟。
4·The English declare that they can't afford to do this. They take food which they have brought with them into the vineyard and I am sorry to say leave the devil of a mess behind them.
英国人声称他们负担不起这样的花费,他们将自带的食物拿到葡萄园里,我很遗憾地说他们留下一片狼藉。
5·The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.
地中海是魔鬼鱼的天然栖息地。
6·The Devil bird, or Ulama, is a frightening horned bird of Sri Lankan folklore.
恶魔鸟,或乌力马,是斯里兰卡民间传说中一种吓人的有角的鸟。
7·Although Spanish priests used to accuse the dancers of being possessed by the devil, the performance is now a regular feature of Catholic holidays.
尽管西班牙牧师谴责这些舞者被魔鬼操控着,但这种表演在天主教徒节日里是常见的。
8·The Spanish conquistadors declared coca a tool of the devil, until they saw how it improved the work rate of the Indians they sent down the mines.
西班牙征服者曾宣称古柯叶是恶魔的化身,直到他们了解古柯叶提高了印地安人在地下矿坑的工作效率。
9·In an earlier French version of this tale (called The Lost Children), instead of a witch we have a devil.
更早的法语版本里(名为迷路的孩子),不是女巫,而是魔鬼。
10·Of these, the finest example may be an untitled statue by Ahmed Abdel Wahab. My interpretation of it was that of an animal face with the horns of a devil, but others may see it differently.
在众多作品中,也许最为完美的一座雕塑要算是艾哈迈德·阿卜杜勒·瓦哈卜创作的无名雕塑,我对这个作品粗浅的解释是,作品表现的是一张面对恶魔犄角的动物面庞,可以肯定的是,肯定别人会给出不同的解释。