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.

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，但是以最慈爱方式教导你——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、乖戾大姐姐们。请你们善待她们，如果是为了别原因，至少为了她们错过了生命中最为甜蜜。

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)名声例外，我们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， 因此讨论以他对罗莎蒙德承诺结束， 而是她对他承诺。

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们乖戾倔强性格；因为它们狡猾、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.

但是多久，她这种喜爱劲头退 了。当她变得乖戾时候，辛德雷变得暴虐了。她只要吐出几个字，暗示喜欢希刺克厉夫，这足以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，我再会做或说你赞成事了。“你真是太好了，”多萝西娅说，又露出了灿烂笑容。