a member of the parochial church council教区教堂理事会成员Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.官吏出于狭隘的责任观念往往倾向于保密.She was a secretary on the local parochial church council.她是当地教区教会...
What'simpressed me has been his considerable firmness of purpose.令我印象深刻的是他对目标的坚定不移。Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.蔬菜应保持一定的硬挺度，不应潮乎乎的浸透了水。He was a man of intelligence a...
I look back on it as the bloodiest (though not literally) winter of the war...我现在回想起来，觉得那是战时最血腥的(但并非字面意义上的)一个冬天。It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare.这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时.The Russians were going to su...
Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it.埃迪把他的自行车靠在路灯柱上，用挂锁锁好。Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair.埃迪四十多岁，矮矮胖胖的，头发日渐稀疏。Eddie slipped the safety catch on his automatic back i...