Their families had feuded since their teenage daughters quarrelled two years ago.自从两家十几岁的女儿两年前吵了一架，两家人就结下了仇。At one point we quarrelled, over something silly.我们一度为一件愚蠢的小事吵了起来。His sons quarrelled bitterly over the allocati...
这就为巨变埋下了伏笔, 如果政治家们胆敢一试的话.That sets the scene for big changes, if politicians dare.作者使用伏笔去创造兴趣或设立悬念.Writers use foreshadowing to create interest and to build suspense.故事的开端为悲剧性的结尾埋下了伏笔.The beginning of the story foreshado...
送信人弯下腰来，挠着膝部被绑腿磨红的地方。The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.送信人赶到他那儿时, 损失已经造成了.By the time the messenger reached him, the damage had been done.他在读那短笺之前,先给送信人小费.He rewarded the bearer befo...
该音乐营造出了一幅大草原上宽广辽阔的景象。The music invoked the wide open spaces of the prairies.西伯利亚大草原的艰苦环境使她变得坚强起来。She was hardened by the rigours of the Siberian steppes.安德鲁骑马穿越大草原.Andrew traversed the prairie on horseback....
一伙暴徒捣毁了警察设置的路障冲进法庭。An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom.大约1,000名暴徒一路捣毁建筑，抢劫商店。About 1,000 rioters vandalized buildings and looted stores.早期的基督教徒们捣毁了许多罗马寺院的神像.Early Christians smashed the g...