These early central bankers were an odd lot.

这些早期的中央银行家确是古怪一族。

It is odd that parents and children who spend a lot of time together still don't know how to communicate with each other.

父母和子女相处时间很长，却仍不知道该怎么和彼此交流，这真是奇怪。

It's an odd dietary direction for the 27-year-old Internet billionaire, but since he has taken to killing goats, pigs and chickens, "I'm eating a lot healthier foods."

对于这位27岁的网络富翁来说是一个奇怪的饮食方式。但他已经开始亲自杀死山羊，猪和鸡了。

However, you may have also noticed a lot of seemingly odd things in the output shown in Listing 3.

不过您也许还注意到清单3的输出中有很多看上去很奇怪的东西。

The answer seems to be a lot of time spent talking-as well as the odd junket.

答案似乎应该是大量的交流探讨和古怪的公费旅游。