And he hadn't eaten just one or two. The little rascal had taken just one bite out of every cookie on the table.
这个小捣蛋不是只吃了一两块，而是在每一块饼干上都咬了一口，所有的饼干都无法用来招待客人了。The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.
总之容许（总是调皮捣蛋的）男孩子生存在这一事实，就是在成人之间存有显著的基督教式克制的明证。Gremlins are NOT beings, there are thought forms created to do work by the dark ones, or are the result of individuals NASTY thoughts.
捣蛋鬼不众生，有被认为是黑暗的工作而创建的表格，或个人NASTY思想的结果。But targeting would not be an obstacle to a rogue crew or cyberintruder; it could be done with a few keystrokes.
但对于一个捣蛋的工作人员或数字侵入者来说，瞄准没有困难，只要敲打几下键盘就成了。The boys'mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys.
男孩们的母亲听说在镇上有个牧师对于训导孩子很有一套，于是便询问那个牧师是否可以来教育下自己的这两个小捣蛋。My boy is such a mischief maker, I am at my wits end with him.
我的儿子是个捣蛋鬼，我真拿他没办法。When the police turned up, they checked his ID and discovered he'd been a naughty 37-year-old boy and was wanted for a string of robberies.
当警察过来检查了他的身份证，发现他是一个37岁的捣蛋鬼，而且还因为一系列的偷盗行为正在被通缉。When Mrs Smith answered the door-bell, the children yelled "Trick or treat. " Mrs Smith gave them all some candy.
史密斯妻子应铃声出来开门时，孩子们嚷着“不给糖果就捣蛋！”于是史密斯妻子给了他们每人一些糖果。He puzzled over the matter some time, and finally decided that some witch had interfered and broken the charm.
他为这桩事情伤了一阵脑筋，最后断定是有一个妖巫来捣蛋，破了他的符咒。