Moscow「s massive inequality is a blessing for its high-end hostelries: there are plenty of rich Russians to patronise them and more than enough poor ones to make labor cheap.
莫斯科穷富之间巨大的差异为此处高端的酒店业带来了福祉:大量富有的俄罗斯人光顾这些酒店的同时太多的穷人为其提供廉价劳力。
Vernon tried to patronise James, asking what car he drove. James described his racing broom.
弗农瞧不起詹姆斯,假惺惺地问他开什么车,詹姆斯就描述了一番他的飞天扫帚。
She also gives humorous background to the long-running animosity between Harry」s parents and the Dursleys – "Vernon tried to patronise James, asking what car he drove.
此外罗琳对哈利父母与德思礼一家长期的不和给出了幽默的背景解释:弗农试图保护詹姆斯,问他开的什么车,詹姆斯回答‘扫帚’。
there are plenty of rich Russians to patronise them and more than enough poor ones to make labour cheap.
大量的俄罗斯富豪经常关顾这些地方甚至比穷人们做廉价劳工的次数还要多。