i asked a past master .
我向一位专家来讨教。
melies was a past master of illusion long before the invention of the motion picture camera.
叶早在电影摄影机发明之前,就是资深的幻觉大师。
henry is a past master at bridge.
亨利是打桥牌的高手。
jolie is a past master at not betraying her emotion s on awards night - she also smiled gamely at the golden globes when kate winslet forgot her name and referred to her as 「the other one」。
茱丽在这种场合很善于掩饰自己的情绪,在前不久的金球奖颁奖典礼上,凯特·温斯莱特忘记了她的名字,并称呼她为「另一位」,当时茱丽也是大方地笑了笑。
after working in the factory for 35 years, this veteran worker is a past master in his line.
这位老工人在厂时干了三十五年,成了他那一行的能工巧匠。
mr saleh, a past master at balancing the tribes and dispensing patronage, seems determined not to be hustled out of office after nearly 33 years.
萨雷先生,昔日平衡各方和调配利益的高手,近三十三年之后好像并不是被迫离开官位。
zimbabwe's despotic leader, a man of puzzlingly different identities, is a past master at holding on.
有着不同令人迷惑身份的津巴布韦暴虐领导人是一个过往的主子,但仍然还在掌权。