Given that there are at least 43,678 species of the critters, though, it is not too surprising that a few have overcome their natural grumpiness and teamed up to form societies.

不过考虑到这种生物至少有43678种，有那么几种能克服天生乖戾性情结群而居也就不足为奇了。

I mean what you want a father to be is someone to be a taskmaster, in a way, but to teach you in the most loving—but he was a terrible curmudgeon.

我意思是在某种程度上，你想要父亲是一个监督者形象，但是爱方式教导你——但他是一个可怕、乖戾人。

Its instantaneous comic book associations give it a zippy, ebullient, jaunty-little-boy flare. Unless you're the curmudgeonly Archie Bunker, of course, but even he has his place in the pop culture hall of fame.

它与漫画书即时联系赋予其一种活泼、热情、洋洋得意小男孩形象。当然，除非你是脾气乖戾阿奇·邦克，但即使是他也在流行文化名人堂中占有一席之地。

But if anyone cross and disagreeable happened to sip, he was pretty certain to twist his face into a hard knot and call it a pitcher of sour milk!

但是任何一个性情乖戾不友好人碰巧来喝一口，他肯定会一脸难受表情，并且会说那罐牛奶馊了！

Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.

即使是那些令人悲哀、乖戾大。也请你善待她，如果不是为了别原因，至少也为了她错过了生命中为甜蜜阶段。

Mark Twain has a similar effect, and we connect him with a smarmy, witty, affectionately curmudgeonly type of writing.

马克·吐温(Mark Twain)名声也不例外，我常把这位作家与谄媚、诙谐、亲切、乖戾写作风格联系在一起。

He had almost seemed like a human being and not the perverse wretch she knew so well.

他几乎真像个有良心好人，而不是她所熟悉乖戾坏蛋。

Lydgate said, " Very well, " with a surly obedience, and thus the discussion ended with his promising Rosamond, and not with her promising him.

利德盖特说：“很好， ” 带着乖戾顺从， 因此讨论他对罗莎蒙德承诺结束， 而不是她对他承诺。

I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.

我已了解了她全部品性，那毫无神秘或伪装可言：她爱卖俏，但并不无情；她苛求，但并非自私自利；她从小被宠坏，但并未养成乖戾性情。

Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition; for they are cunning, malicious, treacherous, and revengeful.

然而我认为，这种缺陷主要源于它乖戾倔强性格；因为它狡猾、恶意、奸诈且好报复。

Her affection tired very soon, however, and when she grew peevish, Hindley became tyrannical. A few words from her, evincing a dislike to Heathcliff, were enough to rouse in him all his old hatred of the boy.

但是不多久，她这种喜爱劲头就退 了。当她变得乖戾时候，辛德雷也变得暴虐了。她只要吐出几个字，暗示不喜欢希刺克厉夫，这就足把他对这孩子旧恨全都勾起来。

" I have really sometimes been a perverse fellow, " he went on, " but I will never again, if I can help it, do or say what you would disapprove." " That is very good of you, " said Dorothea, with another open smile.

“我有时真是个乖戾家伙，”他接着说，“但是，如果我能帮得上忙话，我再也不会做或说你不赞成事了。“你真是太好了，”多萝西娅说，又露出了灿烂笑容。