该协会的档案对学者来说简直是宝藏。The society's archives are a treasure trove for scholars.许多学者仍怀疑是否有变革的需要。Many academics remain unconvinced of the need for change.他的言行举止不太像帝王，倒更像学者一些。His manner is not so much regal as professorial....
很多领导人都变得贪恋权力和金钱。Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.我认为那完全是浪费金钱。I think that is a total waste of money.这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness....
It was just gone 7 o'clock this evening when I finished.今晚我做完的时候刚过7点。He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。Outside, Bruce glanced at his watch: "Dear me, nearly oneo'clock."出了...
一些老矿工仍旧在这些河里淘金.Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams.在19世纪，人们前往西部淘金。People came westward in the 1800s to pan for gold.他们用淘金盘淘去砂泥.They panned off the sand and dirt....