He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿.At length we descried a light and a roof.终于,我们远远看见了一点灯光,一所孤舍.We descried the little boat two miles away.我们望见两英里外的小船....
The obverse of rising unemployment is continued gains in productivity.失业率上升，相对应的是生产率进一步提高。It is hard to overestimate the potential gains from this process.这一工艺的潜在收益不可估量。This will be used to counterweight the capital gain...
to prevent a mishap防止灾祸The plot passed off without mishap.剧情发展波澜不惊。With a little care you could have avoided the mishap.你要是小心一点,本来是可以避免这场不测之祸的.I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点...