Frank Spriggs was a very able man but something of a closed book.

弗兰克· 斯普里格斯是个非常能干的人，却不被人所知晓。

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

每个有能力的人背后都有一群有能力的人。

Mr. Samuelsson was viewed as an able manager, though he had clashed in the past with Ferdinand Piech, the chairman of both MAN .

萨缪尔森被看做一个有能耐的经理人，尽管他过去曾与曼公司与大众公司的主席费迪南德·皮耶希有冲突。

I allow that he is an able man.

我承认他是一个能干的人。

I hate to work for a less able man.

我不愿为能力差的人工作。