It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.
正是这第三座城市造就了纽约敏感的性情、诗意的举止、对艺术的执着和无与伦比的成就。
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The strain was pushing the high-strung foreign minister over the edge.
该紧张局面正使得这位容易焦躁的外交部长开始抓狂。
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There's a natural, high-strung 180 degree angle between these signs.