离奇的

On the face of it, life was a mixture of the quaint and the archaic

从表面上看来，生活是离奇有趣的事物和古老事物的混合体。

Arthur Conan Doyle The July which immediately succeeded my marriage was made memorable by threecases of interest in which I had the privilege of being associated with SherlockHolmes, and of studying his methods.

老实说，我本来感到奇怪的是，目前在英国各地到处都在谈论着一件离奇古怪的案件，可是福尔摩斯却没有过问。

Museums, quaint bars and restaurants, and also the world's largest catsup bottle..

博物馆、离奇有趣的酒吧餐馆、还有世界上最大的番茄酱瓶。。

Within Connemara's quaint little village of Oughterard is the Ireland of the postcards.

离奇有趣的科纳马拉村庄是爱尔兰奥特拉的著名明信片。

San Francisco socialite and art-world doyenne Bibi Chen has planned the vacation of a lifetime along the notorious Burma Road for 12 of her dearest friends.

来自旧金山的一行十二人，准备启程前往滇缅公路旅行，领队Bibi Chen 却在出发之前离奇死忙，旅途依旧展开，而叙事人正是化成魂魄随行的Bibi。

Today's cartoon by Mike Peters makes fun of Ms Ryder's recent escapade .

这幅由麦克-皮特斯创作的漫画嘲讽了赖德女士的离奇行为。

Well, I wish I may die if it ain't the queerest thing I ever see!

老天爷！我发誓我从没见过这么离奇古怪的事情！

It wrote one occurring in 15 century France's story by the strange and contrast technique: Notre Dame Cathedral Vice-Bishop Claude affectedly virtuous, viper feelings, hates after the love, to persecute the Gypsy Woman Esmeralda.

它以离奇和对比手法写了一个发生在15世纪法国的故事：巴黎圣母院副主教克罗德道貌岸然、蛇蝎心肠，先爱后恨，迫害吉卜赛女郎爱斯梅拉尔达。

Apostrophes that once distinguished between "its" and "it's" seem quaint and arbitrary.

Its 和 it's 之间曾经区分明显的省略号似乎变成了离奇古怪、一时兴起之举。

Following the discovery of the manuscript, a spate of mysterious deaths of microbiologists followed.

那份手稿找到以后，接着就是好几名微生物学家的离奇毙命。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。