He was threatening legal action but he soon backed down when he got that letter from my solicitor. 他正在威胁说要提出法律诉讼,但等他接到我律师的那封时,他马上就退却了。
When intelligence re-awakened and beheld that action of the brute, Jean Valjean recoiled with anguish and uttered a cry of terror. 等到心智清醒以后,看见了那种兽类的行为,冉阿让才感到痛心,向后退却,并且惊骇到大叫起来。