他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.他故意说那些话以保全他的面子.He purposely made those remarks to save his face.他屡屡失败以后, 这次胜利挽回了他的面子.After all his failures, the win saved his face....
...the heroic and daring Charlie Pierce...英勇无畏的查利·皮尔斯For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War.29年来，查理检查站一直是冷战的象征。Charlie Nelson has nurtured fine sprinters.查理·纳尔逊已经培养出了相当优秀的短跑选手。Charlie? Oh, he...
The waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building.声波反射的很远,一直传到建筑物的那一头.The news sent shock waves through the community that have continued to reverberate to this day.这则消息震惊了整个社区，直到现在还波澜未息。The controversy surrou...
The book is well larded with anecdotes.书中穿插了不少轶闻趣事.The lecturer told a few jokes and anecdotes to add colour to his talk.演讲者穿插着说了几个笑话和几则轶事, 为其演讲增色。This carline is fond of nosing about anecdotes of other families.这位老太婆爱打听...
只要经济不景气，连锁反应就开始了。Whenever recession strikes, a chain reaction is set into motion.生意不景气也未必全是坏事。Some good might come of all this gloomy business.他们在最不景气的时候进入了就业市场。They have joined the job market at the worst possible time....