Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.即便是聪明人在面对难题时也未必就能表现得特别聪明。The doctor was on the spot a few minutes after the accident.医生在事故发生几分钟后就赶到现场了.He discussed business and concluded transactions with...
...a gang of three who'd apparently been lying in wait for him to open the shop.显然一直潜伏着等待他打开店门营业的3人团伙Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land.居民们说，当地的帮派头子用暴力夺取宝贵的土地。His ...
President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and blankets.加西亚总统已经下令空运食品、药物和毛毯。Truckloads of food, blankets, and other necessities reached the city.成车的食物、毯子与其他必需品抵达了该市。All Dreamland's electric blankets ...
We didn't hire you for your beaux yeux.我们不是因为你面孔漂亮才雇用你的....Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', a taut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus.艾希·侯相导演的《在世人面前》——一部劫持校车的情节紧凑的惊悚片Pour d é tourner mes...
地球被分为二十四个时区.The earth is divided into 24 time zones.按照当地居民的意愿,时区界线被划分得弯弯曲曲.The zone boundaries zigzag capriciously according to the whims of the local population.我们开过三个时区就为了吃煎小牛肉?We drove through three time zones for vea...