I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.我拿起了电话，她知趣地进了客厅。I answered the phone and this voice went, "Hello? Is that Alison?"我拿起电话，就听到这个声音：“喂？是艾利森吗？”Simon finished dialing and clamped the phone to his...
Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?打电话能代替午餐时或下班后在酒吧里的惬意闲谈吗？Trembling, she put the phone down. It rang again almost immediately.她颤抖着放下电话听筒，电话几乎立刻又响了起来。There was some bl...
Her ignorance of the area put her at a decided disadvantage.她对该地区一无所知，这显然对她不利。A snap election would be to their disadvantage.提前选举将对他们不利。The fact that I was a foreigner was a big disadvantage.我是外国人这事实对我十分不利。...
We need to find ways of dealing creatively and usefully with our feelings.我们需要找到一些既有创意又实用的方法来调整我们的情绪。In some cases the slag can be disposed of usefully.有时炉渣能有用处.We can usefully distinguish between four main kinds of inte...