原来的柏油操场已经覆上了草皮或种满了鲜花。The asphalt playgrounds have been grassed over or sown with flowers.柏油路面两边的辅道上布满车辙，凹凸不平。The side tracks off the tarred road were rutted and uneven.我闻到了柏油熔化了的味道。I smelled tarry melted asphalt....
The oven has an automatic timer and other refinements.这个烤箱有自动定时器及其他改进装置.The heater is on a timer switch.加热器连在一个定时开关上。He flipped the timer switch.他按了一下定时开关。The timer must have been actuated by radio control.这个定时器肯定是无线电操纵开...
Any minute now, that phone is going to ring.那部电话随时可能响。Now that she was retired she lived with her sister.现在她已经退休了，和姐姐一起住。There is no doubt now that her marriage is beyond repair.毫无疑问她的婚姻无法挽救。...
Where have you been footling around?你游荡到哪儿去了?Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists.国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款....