David has only a smattering of astronomy .

大卫对天文学只是一知半解。

Only the smattering of applause from guests watching them brought her back to herself , to self-consciousness .

只有零星的看着他们把她送回她自己，对自我意识的客人的掌声。

He expects a smattering of foreigners and britons to attend .

他预计少数外国人和英国人可能会加入。

We have seen a smattering of downward revisions for 2011 this month already .

这个月我们已看到少量企业向下修正了对2011年的获利预估。

She speaks fluent french and has a basic smattering of german .

她的法语说得很流利，德语也略知一二。