I had to sit at home twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the phone to ring.我只好在家里干坐着等电话响。So must we sit back and twiddle our thumbs?难道我们就只能在这儿无所作为?They gave Lavalle the thumbs-up sign.他们对拉瓦列竖起了大拇指。When we need you help, all...
The prospect of waiting around just twiddling his thumbs was appalling.想到将要无所事事，他就非常害怕。I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs.我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。She checked the hall, then gave the others a thumbs-up sig...
The last little act of beneficence soothed Bonhag's lacerated soul a little.这最后的小恩惠略微缓和了些邦哈苦痛的灵魂.His beneficence was well known.他的善行是人所共知的.Medicine not only seeks to truth, but also seeks to beneficence.医学不仅应当求真, 而且...
Caroline had a chauffeured car waiting to take her to London.卡罗琳有辆配有司机的轿车，随时准备送她去伦敦。He was chauffeured to all his meetings.他由司机开车送去参加所有的会议。The couple were chauffeured from their homes to the airport.这对夫妇乘坐汽车从家里到达机场....
自从萨科奇今年五月当选法国总统以来,塞西莉亚就很少出现在他的身边.Cecilia Sarkozy absent from her husband's side since he came to power in May.新圣塞西莉亚花岗岩新花岗岩来自我们自己的采石场发现于2008年.New Santa Cecilia Granite is new granite coming from our own quarry found...
在剧院里，他们正在演出比才的作品《卡门》。Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen.乔恩主演剧中最引人入胜的剧集之一。Jon featured in one of the show's most thrilling episodes.这部剧直到阿申巴赫堕入情网后才真正开始精彩起来。The play only really ...
The miners tunnelled through the mountain to find coal.矿工在山里打通隧道找煤.The rescuers tunnelled their way ( in ) to the pot - holers.救援人员挖地道通向那些探察洞穴的人.They tunnelled along under the walls and up into the woods beyond.他们在围墙下面挖地...
Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。Many of the women I spoke to left because ...