The tobacco workers were paid on a piecework basis.烟草工人拿的是计件报酬。He is on piecework.他做的是计件工作.I get paid for piecework, not on a monthly wage.我拿的是计件工资, 不是月工资....
那些拿起武器自卫的人是些政治犯。Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.无枪炮或缺水的城市在大军围攻时是无法自卫的.A city without guns or water is defenseless before an army.这就是他用来自卫的武器.This is the weapon that he used t...
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.他描述了被俘4个月里挣扎求生的艰难岁月。Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.计算机病毒在系统崩溃后往往依然存在。The odds against him surviving are incredi...
Donkeys outnumber cars in this landscape of tiny stonewalled fields.在这片以石墙隔出巴掌大的农田的乡村，驴子比汽车还多。He stonewalled against the motion.他以冗长的演说阻挠了那项动议的通过。Touch on anything in his personal life and you'll be stonewalled.一旦触及...