The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice.旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。Sacrifices were made to propitiate the gods.人们供奉祭品以求神灵息怒。Men have ascribed their own characteristics to their gods.人们认为他们的特性属...
We aren't gods: we must accept our mortality.我们不是神: 要死就得死.Early Christians smashed the gods of many Roman temples.早期的基督教徒们捣毁了许多罗马寺院的神像.The Greeks used to worship several gods.过去,希腊人崇奉好几种神。...traditional stories wove...
On its home turf, the combined bank would be unrivalled.那家联合银行在它自己的地盘上就无可匹敌了。Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks.巴黎是他们的地盘：那里熟悉的大街、剧院、住宅和公园。He squelched across the turf.他扑哧扑哧地走过草皮。...
阴谋有时会报应在阴谋者身上 ( 阴谋有时害人反害己 ).Plots sometimes recoil on [ upon ] the plotters.阴谋者一时口误暴露了自己的动机.In a slip of the tongue the schemer exposed his true motivation.更多阴谋者和破坏者的巢穴被揭发.More nests of conspirators and saboteurs have be...
I went and had an overpriced cup of coffee in the hotel cafeteria.我去酒店的咖啡厅喝了一杯要价奇高的咖啡。Factories turned out shoddy and overpriced items. Many houses went private.工厂生产出大量劣质高价的产品, 许多房子纷纷出售给私人.Bears see the market as overpri...
The old caretaker was always scolding and chiding.这个老看门人总是责骂,呵叱个没完.She called back her scattered maidens, chiding their alarm.她把受惊的少女们召唤回来, 对她们的惊惶之状加以指责.She was chiding her son for not being more dutiful to her.她在责骂她儿子对她...