His eyes glared like lightning.他的目光犹如一道闪电.Sundays fly by like lightning.星期天稍纵即逝.The cat darted out of my room like lightning; something must have frightened it badly.猫飞快地冲出我房间, 一定是什么东西把它吓坏了....
He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。It is still...
The leaves are inclined to scorch in hot sunshine.叶子在酷热的阳光下容易枯黄。If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass.这种喷雾剂向草坪上轻轻一喷，就会使草枯黄。I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.我洗不掉这焦痕....
原来的居民可能会认不出这个崭新的城镇了。The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.久居此地的居民和根基稳固的家族牢牢掌控着权力。The old-timers and established families clutched the reins of power.桑给巴尔岛的居民于1964年反抗苏丹统治，随后时局便不断恶化。Zanzib...