The crowd fell back to let the fire - engine through.人群向后退去,以便给消防车让路.The cars all stopped to let the fire - engine by.车辆都停下来,让消防车通过.All traffic has to make way for a fire - engine.所有车辆都得给消防车让路....
Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry.亚历克斯一下子暴跳起来,结果把他那杯雪利酒都打翻了。You couldn't be more mistaken, Alex. You've utterly misread the situation.亚历克斯,你真是大错特错,你对局势的判断根本不对。He turned to Alex ...
这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.他的讲话颇为冗长。He was making quite a long speech.这种表单读起来冗长乏味。Such lists are long and tedious to read....
卡车倒车和掉头的时候,我听见发动机的轰鸣声。I heard the engines revving as the lorries backed and turned.他们不时地听到大卡车的轰鸣声。Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.听到发动机的轰鸣声,杰克猛地抬起了头。Jake's head jerked up at the throb of the engine...