捕鲸业的黄金时代已过去.The golden age of whale fishery is over.从1900年前后开始,捕鲸业戏剧性地衰退了.Whaling went into dramatic decline, beginning around 1900.挪威执捕鲸业之牛耳已达半世纪以上.Norway has been top dog of the whaling business for more than half a ce...
Discontent among the ship's crew finally led to the outbreak of mutiny.船员的不满情绪最终酿成了暴乱。He led a military mutiny against the senior generals.他发动了一场反对高级将领的兵变.There will be a mutiny if conditions do not improve.如果情况不改变,...
One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny.他们的一名线人用车尔尼作化名。Are you telling me that you'vegot your own little nest of informers in the Police Department?你是说你在警察局有一帮通风报信的？The service had planted its ...
a sententious essayist爱用警句的杂文家Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase, spoken in low voice .他发表意见总是用柔和的声音，简短的句子。Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.太多的时候,重要的插话演变成...
He is one of the marquee names in men's tennis.他是男子网坛大名鼎鼎的人物之一。Strawberries and cream are in the marquee.大帐篷内有草莓和奶油.You'll have to hurry, the men will be coming today to put up the marquee. "得赶紧扫, 今天搭棚的就来. ”...
It looks like our competitors want to play hardball.看来,我们的竞争对手想采取强硬的手段.Dukakis has a history of enduring, even excelling at, hardball campaigns.杜卡基斯一向能承受, 甚至擅长选举硬仗.If you want to win this game, now it's time to hard...