他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier.尽管他和威廉·皮特看法相似，却瞧不起他。He despised William Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.“她为什么想进那里面？”皮特心想。"Why does she want to get in there?" Pete wondered....
Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life用来喻指生活中的激烈斗争的一场足球比赛'This vale of tears'is a metap...
查看正在讨论的这段文字前面的信息。Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question.这本书写得很好，插图生动形象，说明文字简练精辟。The book is well written, properly illustrated and excellently captioned.正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。The first words of the text...
我不想我们两个公司间存有什么芥蒂。I don't want any hard feelings between our companies.你对女性存有芥蒂吗，莱斯？Have you got something against women, Les?我对外国人并无芥蒂。I have nothing against foreigners....
I was in bed with flu. My wife can vouch for that/me.当时我患流感卧床休息。我妻子可为此/为我作证。You should give the names of two people who can vouch for your honesty and reliability.你应该提供两个能担保你诚实可信的人的名字。I can vouch for the fact that he is ...