首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.新委任此职务者the new appointee to the post这一委任使人欣慰.This appointment was greeted with relief....
军官们打算重新夺回该市的防御区。Officers were going to retake sectors of the city.这次入侵的隐秘和迅速令陆军军官们大为震惊。The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。Mckinnon went down from deck to the offic...
英国人是个航海的民族.The British are a sea - going race.航海的浪漫故事吸引着年轻水手们.The romance of the sea beckoned the young sailors.从航海的观点看, 它们几乎一无所用.From a navigational point of view, they were almost useless....
The leadership has been unwilling to follow through the implications of these ideas...领导层不愿意对这些想法的含意进行深入探究。Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.两人都不被认为有任何可能从他手中夺得领导权。In the old days...
The violence in those films was too unreal, it was make-believe.那些影片里的暴力场面太不真实了，都是假的。She used to play games of make-believe with her elder sister.她过去常跟姐姐玩扮家家的游戏。She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.她为一种虚幻的生活...