稀奇古怪的

This is an odd collection of people.

这是一群稀奇古怪的人。

They still keep some quaint old customs.

他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

The man is a repository of out-of-the-way knowledge.

这人有满腹稀奇古怪的知识。

When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

待我们果或水果，总要将我们到屋的门廊，叮嘱我们要多谢母亲给品，要我们对父母亲转达一些稀奇古怪的老式祝愿，然后就转身回到屋里，随手关上门，使那里再次成为神秘世界。