The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato.这些炸土豆是土豆泥球做成的。...a political hot potato such as abortion.类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.我们大吃薯条和曲奇,吃到肚子撑到痛为止.Gelatiniza...
Young people came from the four corners of the nation.全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。The nation's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily since last June.自去年6月以来，该国的失业率一直在不断上升。He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the peop...
He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.他接住对方的弃踢球，成功达阵，取得了制胜得分，此时比赛只剩最后一分钟。The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown.那位明星中位接住远传球触地得分.The Tigers broke the ice with a touc...
...the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong...有句格言说道，大致对总比完全错要好All the planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, round its equator.所有的行星大致在同一平面上绕太阳赤道运转。Roughly speaking, a scientif...
I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟他们摆出那副可悲的装模作样的姿态.The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight...这一小群旁观者看上去让人觉得悲哀。The whole thing was pathetic and a little disgusting, Conn, the big operat...
按说这时候该下雪了.Ordinarily It'should be snowing at this time of the year.按说现在是蔬菜的淡季,可是你们这里供应还不错.This is supposed to be an off season for vegetables but you seem to have enough here.他可不瘦--按说还算有点胖呢.He's not thin if any...
She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions.她从未放弃过探究我内心深处情感的尝试。Her hired car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.她那辆租来的车被发现遗弃在比奇角。Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。...