Brits in the list include actress Tilda Swinton and heiress Jemima Khan.荣登此榜的英国名人还包括女演员蒂尔达斯文顿和豪门女继承人杰迈玛可汗.Say a bouquet, sister Jemima ,'tis more genteel.妹妹,用字文雅点儿, 说一束花.Jemima: Yes, I was foxed by two or three of t...
Consuming this amount of food could turn these fit players into fatties.这些体格健壮的运动员吃这么多会变成胖子的。Starting a new business, however small, is a time-consuming exercise.创办一家新企业，不管多小，都是件旷日持久的事。It was a time-consuming and fiddly ...
I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.我把自己当作在向子女传授至理名言的一家之长。Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch.每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。The patriarch of the ho...
The Three North Shelterbelt is a forestation undertaking.三北防护林带是一项造林事业.an otiose undertaking无用的承诺The MOD gave an undertaking to Saville that it had provided him with all relevant material.国防部向萨维尔保证已向他提供了所有相关的资料。Organizin...
He cut the engine and grabbed the mooring lines.他关掉发动机，抓住系船的绳子。Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.尼古拉斯把泊船的绳缆解开。However , all the best mooring were occupied by local fishing boats.凡是可以泊船的地方早已被当地渔船占去了....
In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle.与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同，“城际列车”很少闲置。The figure of Hurstwood was rather surprising in contrast to the fact.赫斯渥的形象和这个事实相对照,确实令人吃惊....
He swore in Spanish, another indication that he was rattled.他用西班牙语破口大骂，这再次表明了他极为烦躁。They gave no indication of how the work should be done.他们根本没说明这项工作该怎样做。Did he give you any indication of his feelings?他向你表示了自己的感情了 吗 ?...