她的嗓音非常好，现在的唱功比以往任何时候都要好。She's got a great voice and is singing better than ever.现在的失业人数已接近300万。Unemployment is now a whisker away from three million.现在的生活水平几乎快要无法维持生计。The standard of living today is on the edge of s...
彼得对突如其来的有关基思的问题应答自如，令人叹服。Peter had dealt admirably with the sudden questions about Keith.那个男人继续说着。她随口应答。The man continued talking. She answered him desultorily.她善于机智地应答。She was good at repartee....
涨潮和落潮交替更迭.The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.渔船趁着落潮出航.Fishing boats were standing down with the ebb.他们喜欢在落潮时沿着海滨散步.TIDE They liked to walk along the beach at low tide....
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.错无分大小,有错皆不好You can ring my - ell, ring my bell ( my bell, ding - a -- a - ling ).你可以摇响我的铃,摇响我的铃. ( 我的铃, 丁呤呤, 丁呤呤 )Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.〔谚语〕得寸进尺.Evil come to u...
After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.一年后我们会对复职申请予以考虑和批准。De Gaulle vetoed Britain's application to join the EEC.戴高乐驳回了英国加入欧洲经济共同体的申请。How do the two techniques compare in term...