Villagers decked the streets with bunting...村民用彩旗装饰街道。Red, white and blue bunting hung in the city's renovated train station.红、白、蓝彩旗装点着该市修复一新的火车站。The breeze grew in strength, the flags shook, plastic bunting creaked...
Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰.He was brought up in penury, without education.他从小一贫如洗，没有受过教育。A succession of bad harvests had reduced the small farmers to penury.连年歉收使小农陷入了一贫如洗的困境.A successio...
He used her just to sate his lust.他只不过用她来泄欲.Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。The Imperial is considerably closer to the city center than the Sate.与赛特相比,帝国饭店离市中心很近....
这次合并意味着不得不削减陆军的兵力。This consolidation meant having to reduce the numerical strength of the Army.他在皇家工兵部队服役(英国陆军的兵种).He's in the Royal Engineers, ie a branch of the British Army.海军的captain(上校)军阶高于陆军的captain(上尉).A capt...