When the pipe leaked, we sent for a plumber.煤气或水管漏了的时候, 我们就派人去找一位管子工.A plumber's coming in to look at the boiler.有位水暖工要来看看热水器.The plumber's helper passes him tools.水暖工的助手把工具递给他....
to have a voracious appetite胃口极大She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌.a voracious reader求知欲强的读者a voracious reader of science fiction科幻小说迷Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫...
财政大臣被通货膨胀目标和英镑逼得束手无策。The Chancellor is boxed in by inflation targets and sterling.有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy.“但是财政更加困难了。”——“是吗...
The privations of monastery life were evident in his appearance.从他的外表来看可以明显看出修道院生活的清贫。the privations of poverty艰难困苦The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle.他们面对最近的贫困所表现出的坦然令人难以理解。...
从前他见过不少这样的客厅,墙上是红色锦缎, 上面挂着 “ 意大利流派”的画.He had been before in drawing - rooms hung with red damask, with pictures'of the Italian school '.面料: 蕾丝, 丝绒, 真丝, 锦缎, 高级毛料 、 北欧的珍贵裘皮等.Fabric: lace, velvet, silk, brocade, s...