桌上摆放着白色瓷器和镶着金边的银制餐具。Tables are set with white china and gold-banded silver cutlery.我们的瓷器可现货购买，也可以委托制作。Our china can be bought off the shelf or by commission.只听见刀叉摩擦瓷器的刺耳声。The only sound is that of knives and forks scrapi...
She loved to adorn herself with finery.她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰.They arrayed themselves in all their finery.她们打扮得花枝招展.Her dresss was bedaubed with cheap finery.她的衣裙上俗气地缀满了便宜的饰品....
This type of plastic is almost indestructible.这种塑料几乎牢不可破。Molded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily.注塑几乎弄不坏，但是容易磨损。plastic containers that are virtually indestructible几乎不可毁坏的塑料容器...
The winning team was showered with confetti.获胜队给撒了彩屑.Do not throw confetti, and Cashew Nut Shell does not litter bags.不乱扔纸屑, 不乱丢果壳和包装袋.Crowds were just filling the skyscrapers and throwing out confetti.到处都是人山人海,人们挥洒着庆祝的糖...
We have to drop our pretences and look squarely at schooling as it really is.我们必须抛开一切伪装，正视学校教育的真实情况。There are no pretences about him.他一点不虚伪.Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.康拉德因为...
The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.该调查将凭借现有权力要求将各种相关文件呈堂。He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.他接到传票要出庭应诉。Select committees have the power to subpoena witness...
他们的学术报告和探险报告,时时激起如雷的掌声.Their academic and adventure reports aroused thunderous applauses.山洞里回荡着这个咆哮如雷的巨兽的嗥叫声.The howling monster with his outcry filled the cavern.教堂里的会众主要是些打盹睡觉并且鼾声如雷的年轻人.The congregation consisted chief...
Other metals have suffered a similar clobbering.其它金属价格亦遭受了同样的痛击.A clobbering now would probably make them more likely to turn to an electable candidate in 2008.因此,现在的失败也许将在2008年重新为他们赢回候选席位....