The wind dropped and the sea quieted.风势减弱了，海面平静下来。The frightened child was quieted by his mother.妈妈正在安慰那个受惊吓的孩子.Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。The crying boy must be quieted.那个正哭的孩子...
They bait the mousetrap with stale cheese.他们用变质的乳酪作捕鼠夹的诱饵.This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut.这个拟声词让我想起捕鼠夹子突然合上时的声音。Behe uses the example of a mousetrap.Behe用捕鼠器作例子....
This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.这个被用来掩盖他们思想的混乱和不准确。There was a war on and all was chaos and confusion.战争爆发了,到处都是一片混乱.His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confus...
拈阄的结果他一直到这天晚上才知道.But it was only now that Chueh - hsin was informed of the result.于是他们就掣签拈阄,便拈出约拿来.They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.你们要按家室拈阄, 承受那地.Distribute the land by lot, according to your clans....