Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.小事拘谨,大事糊涂."Tang" is "Gnat" spelt backwards.Gnat倒着写出来就是Tang。I had tried a comic strip based on a bug Gnat.作者先是想画一套以一只虫子——哥诺姆·哥奈特为主要人物的连环画.He's always straining at a gnat.他总是对小事很拘谨...
Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.叛变被残酷地镇压了下去。I've been putting down rebellions in this rotten outpost for eleven years.十一年来我一直在偏僻边疆消弭叛变.But such doggedness comes at the cost of further, perhaps fata...
Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune.简决心要守住自己的财产。Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.各公司现在都急切地想要留住招聘来的员工。They determined to hold on to the last.他们决定坚持到最后....
The lurches of the small boat made her sick at her stomach.小船摇摇晃晃,颠得她想呕吐.It lurches from a standstill in a reaction to the movement of the outgoing rock.它会以投石运动的反作用晃动起来.Research lurches from fad to fad - cancer viruses, ...
Depositors feel secure and the economy acquires a functioning bank.存款人吃下了定心丸,经济中也多了一家正常运营的银行.By outstripping history, one acquires superconsciousness, an important ingredient of eternity.凭藉超过历史, 人获得了超意识, 这是一种重要的永恒因素.The ...