'Too late!' said my mother tartly.

“早干什么去了！”我母亲刻薄地说。

"Tink can't go a twentieth part of the way round," she reminded him a little tartly.

“小叮当靠不住的啊。”她有点尖酸地提醒他。

I answered tartly.

我刻薄地回答。

"Never mind your immortal soul," she said tartly.

“千万不要提及你不朽的灵魂，”她刻薄地说。

"First inferences should be obvious," said Nicky tartly.

“第一个推论才是明显的，”尼克讽刺地说。