他打电话给劳拉看她是不是好些了。He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better.劳拉在一家时尚画廊找到了份美差。Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.劳拉松开离合器踏板，沿车道慢慢驶离。Laura let out the clutch and pulled slowly away down the drive....
蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.持相反的论点就是试图为站不住脚的事情强辩。To argue otherwise ...