I despaired of ever expressing myself with such aptness or with such fluency.

他们的评论恰到好处，话语滔滔不绝，我实望尘莫及。

Instead of music he whispered numbers, and she, as may be supposed, showed no slight aptness in following his instructions.

他没有音乐， 而是低声念着数字， 而，，从他的指示时丝毫没有表现出适切性。

He may be intrigued by the artistic quality of dreams or by the aptness of his inadvertent associations.

他能会被梦的艺术品质或他无意中产生的联的恰当性所吸引。

For a short story—a neglected form, despite its aptness for the TikTok age—" Cat Person" has had a long tail.

对于短篇小说来说——尽管它适合 TikTok 时代，但它是一种被忽视的形式——《猫人》有一条很长的尾巴。