Arm-twisting and the brute use of patronage power were not the secret of the byrd machine's success . 施加压力和粗暴地使用恩主权力，已不是伯德机器取得成功的什么秘密。
She was certain the wealthy and prestigious sequoia club would have no truck with the likes of davey birdsony . 她可以肯定，以红杉俱乐部的财力和声望，它是不会和戴维伯德桑之流打交道的。
He scouted the country for people with the same names as famous explorers, like christopher columbus or admiral byrd . 他在全国到处搜寻与克里斯托弗哥伦布或伯德海军上将之类名探险家同名的人。
Two days later, nancy was seated in her car, observing the house which davey birdsony had visited so secretively . 两天以后，南希坐在自己的在车里，观察着戴维伯德桑鬼鬼祟祟进去过的那座房子。
That was all the pancake specifications i could get that night. i didn't wonder that jackson bird found it uphill work . 那天晚上，我所能打听到的有关薄饼的细节只有这么些。难怪杰克逊伯德觉得棘手。
In men like william byrd and mather byles there was evidently the typical provincial yearning for london and all its glories . 象威廉伯德和马瑟拜尔斯等，明明是典型的本地人，却渴望伦敦及其一切繁华。
Undoubtly it would receive prominence in the media, and probably credence, which clearly was among birdsongs objectives . 毫无疑问，这在新闻报道中成为重点，并且很可能被信以为真，而这显然是伯德桑的一个目的。
Nor had davey birdsong's antics--the insults and provocation--been given more than the briefest mention, and even then not critically . 戴维伯德桑的丑态表演-辱骂和挑衅-也只是略略提了一下，而且也没有受到非难。
Birdsong grinned again, secure in the knowledge that however much he might be scolded, the chances of being out off entirely were remote . 伯德桑又笑了，他很放心，因为他知道无论他受到什么责备，禁止他发言的可能性是极小的。
Wanda stared at him. at that moment saul bird turned and smiled-fond, friendly, an intimate smile--or was she imagining it ? 旺达凝视着他。这时，索尔伯德回过脸来笑笑-亲切地、友好地，是一种亲热的微笑，一再不然是她想象出来的吗？
