1. Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
温文的言语是受过教育的言辞,和无知者的言论有所区别。
2. We caned the
urbane Dane in the last football match, and eating too much sugar-cane was the bane of his life.
我们在最后的一场足球比赛中把那个文质彬彬的丹麦人打得落花流水,吃了太多的蔗糖是他的致命伤。
3. You could say that our guest is talented, witty,
urbane and intellectually gifted. You could say that --- but not if you're under oath.
可以说我们的客人才华横溢、风趣昂然、文雅大方、智力超群——但如果发誓的话就不一样了。