1·Like most successful politicians, Sinclair was an opportunist.
和大多数成功的政客一样,辛克莱也是个机会主义者。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Then, in 1906, Upton Sinclair published his socialist novel, the JUNGLE, aimed, as he later said, at people's hearts but hitting their stomachs instead.
然后,1906年辛克莱发表小说《丛林》,正如他后来所言,目的在引起人们心中的共鸣但后来却引起了人们胃部的反应。
3·"One misconception of aging research is that we are looking to prevent aging," says Sinclair.
辛克莱说:“老龄化研究的一个误区就是:我们正在寻求不老的方法。”
4·His wife, Anne Sinclair, a popular and well-known French television journalist, stood by him. The Fund's decision then to keep him on now looks timid and ill-judged.
他的妻子,著名的法国电视记者安妮·辛克莱,一直支持他,当时国际货币基金组织作出了保留卡恩的决定,现在看来这个决定有欠考虑。
5·Still Want to Go? Niihau Helicopters, owned by the Sinclair’s descendants, offers half-day excursions to the “forbidden island” for $385.
俺非去不可呢: 辛克莱的后代拥有一架直升机,提供半天的“禁岛”旅行,收费385美元。