Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice, and starvation.工作撵跑三个魔鬼: 无聊, 堕落和饥饿.A desperate boredom always lay over those things until they got drunk.这种宴会刚开场的时候总是沉闷得很,直到喝到酒酣耳热前.She observed her guests'expre...
He was very active in Freemasonry.他是共济会中非常活跃的分子。the freemasonry of actors演员的志趣相投There's a sort of freemasonry among people who race in cars.赛车的人都有一种意气相投的感觉....
I opened handwritten , eye - witness accounts of summary trials and executions , of kidnappings and rapes.我看过拷问受害者的证词和被害的照片.Executions used to be held in public.过去处决犯人都公开执行.There have now been 139 executions since the de...
These businessmen have been lobbying a bill through the Senate.这些商人一直在游说议员通过该项议案.They are lobbying for a reduction in defence spending.他们正在为减少国防开支而游说议员.They are actively lobbying for the bill.他们正在为使议案通过而积极游说议员....
我们多年来都开着一辆生锈的旧货车四处旅行。We spent years travelling around in a rusty old van.这一古板的老旧机构拒绝承认人们对流行音乐的需求。The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.我每天都穿那双旧鞋，有一只鞋底已经脱胶了。I wear my old shoes ever...