Many a tribe and ruling house has survived by intermarrying with its rivals, rather than waging war on them.许多部落和有门望的家族都靠与敌方通婚而不是发动战争而生存下来.And their intermarrying has made them different from other folks around here.而且他们...
对洪水的预测并不是一门精确科学。Forecasting floods is not an exact science.他们在房屋周围堆沙袋以抵御洪水的侵袭。They sandbagged their homes to keep out floods.据说,那里遭受了一场大洪水的袭击.It is said that there has been a big flood....
他要求对这起暴力事件的幕后指使者作出惩戒性判决。He demanded exemplary sentences for those behind the violence.他们把自己看作实现和平的使者。They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者.In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring....
He lived in a ground floor maisonette.他住在底楼的一套复式公寓里。She wanted a couple of days' grace to get the maisonette cleaned before she moved in.她想延缓几天，等到把这套复式公寓清理干净后再搬进去。...
Come on, lads. Sock it to 'em.来吧，伙计们，让他们开开眼。I'm not trying to beat your alibis any more than I'm trying to prove'em.我并不是不让你辩护,我只是想把那个人找出来." Dell,'said he, " let's put our Christmas presents ...