Real estate lending has become the biggest growth area for American banks.房地产贷款已经成了美国银行业增长最快的业务领域。The politicians might be forced to touch on the real issues rather than scoring points off each other.政客们可能会被迫讨论真正的问题而不只是互...
I signed in and crunched across the gravel to my room.我签到后嘎吱嘎吱走过石子路来到我的房间。Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel.两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。She heard the crunch of tires on the gravel driveway.她听到轮胎轧过石子铺成的车道，...
Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend...马西娅把他称作好朋友。'Stephen!' shouted Marcia at the top of her voice.“斯蒂芬！”马西娅放声大喊。She found the companionship of Marcia a solace.她觉得马西娅的陪伴是莫大的安慰。He and Marcia shared a fac...
What’s all this rumpus about?什么事情乱哄哄的?He had actually left the company a year before the rumpus started.实际上，在争论开始一年前他就已经离开公司了。kick up a rumpus引起骚乱; 使发生争吵raise a rumpus引起骚乱The rumpus has made all the optimistic statements...