Mastering

(noun.) the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; 'he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies'.

(noun.) becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; 'his mastering the art of cooking took a long time'.

手打:莉莲

• Mastering some hesitation, he answered, Miss Oliver, I presume. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It occurred to me as inconsistent, that, for any mastering idea, he should have endangered his freedom, and even his life. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Mastering at once the sixpence and the hand that held it, I demanded, 'Am I to die without you, or am I to live for you? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• This was the mastering of the newspaper, so that she might be close up with John on general topics when John came home. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She made a strong effort to be calm; she would not speak till she had succeeded in mastering her voice, and then she said: 'I was startled. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I had then been obliged to protect his family and his abode by mastering himself--and I had succeeded. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Mr. Casaubon bowed with cold politeness, mastering his irritation, but only so far as to be silent. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

校对:玛吉