She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking.斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方....
Work is the grand cure for all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind.工作就是医活人类所有顽疾和厄运的最宏效的药剂.Resentment, hatred, ill will, and hostility are behind a host of maladies.怨恨 、 憎恨 、 恶意 、 敌意这些是导致大量病痛的诱因.When aparthe...
他身着一件条纹衬衫和一条宽松的蓝裤子。He was wearing a stripy shirt and baggy blue trousers.穿上一套细条纹西装后，他马上就显得一本正经起来。In a pinstriped suit he instantly looked like a stuffed shirt.床单有漂亮的方格形、条纹、斜纹和三角形图案。The bed linen is patterned in stylish c...