利维原来说的是一种比喻。It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。Despite the mixed metaphor, there i...
He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )从最坏的角度来说,他的疑虑肯定是出于一时冲动, 而不含恶意 ( 路易斯奥金克洛斯 ...
The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.实际情况是,这些企业在收归国有以后,成本增加而生产率却下降了.Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.没收与征用不同.Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.从历史上...
a hitherto unknown species of moth迄今仍属未知种类的蛾a hitherto unnoticed detail一个迄今未有人注意的细节His brain wilted from hitherto unprecedented weariness ( Vladimir Nabokov )因迄今为止从未有过的疲劳,他感到萎靡不振 ( 弗拉基米尔纳博科夫 )Increased computational powe...
The cables intersect the tower or pylon at different heights.钢索在桥塔或塔柱的不同高度上相交.The helicopter lifted up the steel pylon, transported it to the site, and dropped it gently into place.直升飞机把高压电缆铁塔吊起, 运至工地, 然后轻轻放下使之就位.For exa...
I have an interesting, well-paid job, with opportunities to travel.我的工作很有趣，薪水又高，而且有很多旅行的机会。Kate was well paid and enjoyed her job.凯特的薪水很高，她很喜欢她的工作。Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.在校成绩好并非总...
supposedly universal standards据称通用的标准...universal diseases.全球性的疾病It's a universal truth.这是一个普遍真理。The result has not met universal approbation.该结果尚未获得普遍认同。These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to...