Sinclair Lewis was stormy petrel in his life as in his books.
辛克莱·刘易斯在他的生活中也像他的书中一样是个制造麻烦的人。
原声例句
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You have something more interesting, I fancy. You are the stormy petrel of crime. Watson, what is it?
我猜想你有更有趣的事情。你总能给我带来有趣罪案。华生,是什么?
飘(原版)
General Gordon and his family had graciously accepted, Alexander Stephens would be present if his ever-uncertain health permitted and even Bob Toombs, the stormy petrel of the Confederacy, was expected.
Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.