"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！”蕾内语调中丝惊讶。这令查理回答变得生起来。

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

旦打破了自己原来粗鲁，养成这个好习惯，甚至把它变成了个游戏：我还能让脾气再发作吗？