"Well, Charlie, don't you look dashing!" Renee said in a tone that was almost shocked. That might have explained the crustiness of Charlie's answer.

“喔，查理，你看上去神气极了！”蕾内语调中带着丝惊讶。这令查理的回生起。

Once I broke through my initial crustiness and got into the habit, it even became a game: Can I make this grump open up?

打破了自己原粗鲁的举止，养成这个好习惯，甚至把它成了个游戏：我还能让脾气再发作吗？