It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。He is full of pluck.他很有勇气.Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。...
It took me about two hours to pluck up courage to call.我用了大约2个小时才鼓起勇气打电话。Peregrine falcons usually pluck the feathers and strip the flesh off their bird prey.游隼捕到鸟类猎物时,通常是先拔掉它们的羽毛,再把肉撕下来.Little companies are known for th...
The red star was the national insignia of the USSR.红星曾是苏联的国家标志。He desired not the purple and the fasces, the insignia of vulgar command.他并不向往标志着庸俗权力的高官厚禄.The insignia was visible on the wingtip.翼梢上的徽记清晰可见.But peace of mi...
英语 、 荷兰语、德语是同语族的语言.English, Dutch and German are cognate languages.这些语言都是属于拉丁语族的.These languages belong to the Latin family.来自斯拉夫语族的语言中的还有robot(机器人), 它原是个捷克词语.Also from the Slavonic family of languages comes " robot " , ...
an old engraving of London Bridge古老的伦敦桥版画The process of preparing a printing surface electrotyping by first engraving on a wax - coated metal plate.'蜡'.''模,''.'蜡'.''刻制版&#...
我们在和一些人讨论在伦敦设立办事处的事儿.We're talking to some people about opening an office in London.有空缺职位的时候，办事处就到各个大学去打探。When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.这家旅游办事处提供十分实用的住宿查询服务。The tourist office...
购物的人们小心翼翼地择路避开由于连续下雨形成的水坑。Shoppers picked their way through puddles caused by persistent rain.还有更多熟悉的地貌是因地表侵蚀形成的。More familiar landscapes have been sculpted by surface erosion.这个水库是通过在布莱斯河上筑坝形成的。This reservoir was formed...