to prevent a mishap防止灾祸The plot passed off without mishap.剧情发展波澜不惊。With a little care you could have avoided the mishap.你要是小心一点,本来是可以避免这场不测之祸的.I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点...
Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。It was a methodical, unexciting chore.那是一份按部就班、枯燥乏味的无聊差事。He is prepared to make a living by accepting any remunerative chore.为了生计,他准备接受任...
The estate carpenters were collected to dismantle the bed.集领地的木匠们把那张床拆卸开了.Five hundred carpenters built a cart big enough to carry him.五百个木匠造了一辆大到能载他的马车.Now the carpenters use a saw machine instead of a saw.现在木工不使用锯而用锯床了...
She was usually a light sleeper.她通常很容易惊醒。I usually go up to London on the sleeper.我一般都乘卧车去伦敦.Please don't make any noise — my mother's a very light sleeper.请安静——我母亲睡觉很轻....