Like many others, Handford was relieved to see the spectre of 15% interest rates evaporate by the end of the day.和其他很多人一样，当看到15%的利率的阴霾随着那天的结束而散尽时，汉德福感到一阵欣慰。The spectre of neo-fascism, as he put it, was stalking the stree...
The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war.内战仿佛一触即发，举国上下一片恐慌。Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action.无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。The spectre of neo-fascism, as he put it...
The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea.该公司已经凭借其袋泡茶提高了自己在英国茶叶市场的占有份额。现在它正在成功地使该国人民改喝（最可怕不过的）...
There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew.窗户上没有百叶窗，有几扇门也歪歪扭扭的。In mid-afternoon, shopkeepers began to roll down their shutters.下午三时左右，店主们开始放下百叶窗。There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the...