She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking.斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方....
At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start.在开始动工之前至少要做一年的准备工作。...preparatory talks for this week's summit in the Maldive Islands.为本周在马尔代夫群岛召开的峰会举行的预备会谈This was where we were ...
可以买一种含蜂王浆、花粉和维生素C的配方产品。You can buy a formulation containing royal jelly, pollen and vitamin C.脱咖啡因的咖啡仍含一些刺激物和其他可能致癌的有害物质。Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.我们这一系列的药草茶...
You can't call a hedgehog cuddly – that's a contradiction in terms!你不能说刺猬逗人喜爱——那个说法,词语自相矛盾.The hedgehog rolled itself up.刺猬把身子蜷缩成一团.A hedgehog rolls itself into a ball when attacked.刺猬一受到攻击就蜷缩成一团.A hedgehog...