By then, it was already deflating.从那时开始, 房价已经开始紧缩.This seemed to do the trick , deflating the tension and bringing a smile to everyone's faces.这似乎成功地消除了紧张,让大家露出了微笑....
在中国,铁路是国有的.In China the railways are owned by the state.钢铁企业 、 汽车制造商 、 电信公司和银行都是国有的.They owned steel companies, car manufacturers, the telephone company and banks....
He always flies into a tantrum when he's contradicted.每当不如意时他就会大发脾气.He contradicted his own statement.他否认他自己说过的话.We tripped him up and he contradicted himself.我们使他的话相矛盾....