Horton's Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.霍顿的软肋在于他不懂得放权。Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.打羽毛球时，我的跟腱撕裂了。Spelling is my Achilles'heel.我最伤脑筋的弱点是拼写出错....
在警察局，我被指控殴打他人。At the police station, I was charged with assault.他要自己做决定，不会被他人左右。He'll be his own man and won't be dictated to.格特鲁德此时明显察觉自己的悲伤情绪已影响到他人。Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow....
The village obtains all its energy from renewable sources.这个村子完全利用可再生能源.The custom still obtains in some districts.这种风俗在某些地方仍然流行.This obtains with most people.这是多数人公认的....
The whole boat has been totally waterproofed...整条船全部经过防水处理。Waterproofed fabric pants are more expensive than plastic pants.防水纤维短裤比塑料短裤贵多了。The outer covering of the egg is waterproofed to prevent the embryo from drying ou...
The basic methods of ethnographic interviewing are simple, straightforward, and very low tech.人种学调查的基本方法简单直观, 并且不需要什么高科技.The empirical part consists mostly of what is called ethnographic research.经验型的部分主要由人种志研究(也称作人类学研究或...