她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子，面容消瘦，头发稀疏。She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.窗里是沉默的紧张.A tense silence hung over the room.他想起她以前那种沉默的能耐,心里不觉恐慌起来.He may well have recalled with apprehension her ancient faculty ...
Radical feminism is currently the fashionable topic among the chattering classes.激进的女权主义是时下名嘴阶层热议的话题。The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain.在英国，天气是交谈中永恒的话题。The topic of addiction remains something of ...
由十名士兵组成的分遣队留在后面看守囚犯.A detachment of ten men remained behind to guard the prisoners.我们期望海军分遣队到来.The naval contingent was expected to come.我站在那看着一支分遣队从街上走过.I stood and watched a contingent of troops marching through the st...
灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上，反射回苍白的冷光。Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.需要保护你的手臂和双腿免受玻璃反射光线的照射。Your arms and legs need protection from light bouncing off glass.他用左手挡住反射过来的阳光。He used his left hand as ...
The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。You can hedge against redundancy...