to pay sb a pittance付给某人菲薄的工资Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活....
童年早期的情感创伤留下了难以抚平的伤痕。The emotional wounds of early childhood leave ineradicable scars.过去数不清的冤假错案和枉法行为给人们带来了创伤。The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice.即使是轻微的头部创伤也会对心理产生长期影响。Even minor he...
令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.她告诉了我一些令我欣慰的消息。She gave me some reassuring news.我感到欣慰的是我的儿子获得了奖学金.I was thankful that my son had won the scholarship....
我们给未来几代美国人增加了10万亿债务.We a $ 10 - trillion hole on future generations of America, the.他们以未来版税预支给他一万元.They advanced him $ 10000 against future royalties.这三项铁路工程计划所需费用约为1,100亿元,代表着我们为未来所作出的投资.These three projects will cost a...