Hopefuls had until April 7 to apply for the "horrendous assignment" — as the company teasingly calls it — which starts mid-May.

有望录取的夫妇要在4月7日之前申请“可怕的任务”——这是公司对指派任务戏谑的叫法——从五月中旬开始。

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Hopefuls have until April 7 to apply for the "horrendous assignment" -- as the company teasingly calls it -- which starts mid-May.

这项“可怕的任务”——公司如此称呼——报名截止为4月7日，任务开始于五月中旬。

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He called her Artemis, Demeter, and other fanciful names half teasingly, which she did not like because she did not understand them.

他用半开玩笑的口气叫她阿耳忒弥斯和德墨忒耳①，还叫她其他一些幻想中的名字，但是苔丝不喜欢，因为她听不懂。

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She said it teasingly, with a little laugh, but in her look was an anxious question.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish

Isaiah Berlin, an Oxford political thinker, referred to him teasingly as Christ.

ECONOMIST: John Rawls | The

In fact, Siri behaves much like a retrograde male fantasy of the ever-compliant secretary: discreet, understanding, willing to roll with any demand a man might come up with, teasingly accepting of dirty jokes.

FORBES: Siri Is Sexist