A pity, he thought, as he signed his name. It was a masterly piece of work.

很可惜，他签名时想道，是一篇杰作。

Of course, Rigoletto is an impressive opera, which was masterly performed and totally deserved an ovation.

当然，《弄臣》是一部象深刻歌剧，它精湛表演完全值得观众大声喝采。

But what plays the mischief with this masterly code is the admirable brevity of it, which necessitates a vast volume of commentaries to expound it.

可是，这个巧妙规章毛病，正是出在它本身过于简赅上，这须得写下一卷注释浩瀚书，才能它说得清楚。

This central message in Robert Gellately's masterly new book is an uncomfortable one for those who believe that Stalinism was an aberration, or a reaction to mistakes made by the West.

盖拉特莱最新作品堪称大师之作。文中表达中心思想会让一些感到不安。那些认为斯大林主义不合常规，或者是对西方所误作出回应。

But Old Joe knew what he was doing and that was enough for them. He had conducted the retreat in masterly fashion, for they had lost few men and the Yankees killed and captured ran high.

不过老约心中有数，有了这一点他们就满足了，他以巧妙方式指挥了这次撤退，因此损失很少，而北方佬伤亡和被俘员却是相当多。

'My fingers, ' said Elizabeth, 'do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many women's do. They have not the same force or rapidity, and do not produce the same expression.

" 我弹起钢琴来，手指不像许多妇女技巧那么熟练，也不像她们那么有力和灵活，也没有她们弹得那么有表情。