1."Well, Charlie, don't you look dashing!" Renee said in a tone that was almost shocked. That might have explained the crustiness of Charlie's answer.

1.“喔，查理，你看上去神气极了！”蕾内语调中带着一丝惊。查理的回答变得生起。

2.Once I broke through my initial crustiness and got into the habit, it even became a game: Can I make this grump open up?

2.一旦打破了自粗鲁的举止，养成个好习惯，甚至把它变成了一个游戏：我还能让脾气再发作吗？