The ransom demand was made by telephone.赎金是通过电话索要的。They have to pay a large ransom.他们不得不付一大笔赎金.In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone.在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票。...
The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and most famous international carnivals in the world.威尼斯嘉年华是世界上最古老、最富盛名的国际嘉年华会之一.A few exceptions would be made, he said, such as for carnivals.他说一些免责条款将被制定出来, 例如嘉年华会.The museum i...
Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving...很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。Food processing companies haul crops directly from fields and orchards to t...
This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.这种生活开始让她神经紧张。He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.他承认自己一直神经极度紧张。In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。...