我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相.We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts.很明显那是个粗略的估计，但我猜会有一笔不少的余额。Clearly that's an approximation, but my guess is there'll be a reasonable balance.上述估算结果只能是粗略的近似...
即使是永远不能生殖的工蚁,亦具有这种倾向.Even worker ants that never reproduce possess this drive.不育是阻碍生殖的一种永久性因素.Sterility is some permanent factor preventing procreation.生殖的事要弄得像发配给证一样成为一年一度的手续形式.Procreation will be an annual formality li...
再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。No detail was too small to escape her attention.这一方案能为产量较小的公司带来滚滚财源。The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.只需要很小的一滴就可以了。It's only necessary to use just a very small blob....
In the face of mass rioting, the old shibboleths were reduced to embarrassing emptiness.在大规模暴乱面前, 这种陈词滥调变成了令人难堪的空话.Before we scan the present landscape slaying a couple of shibboleths.在我们审视当前格局之前,有必要先来破除两个落伍的观点....