...the merry sounds of a seven-piece brass band...由7名乐手组成的铜管乐队演奏的悦耳乐声Don't be startled by the smiling, white - haired man who croon " Merry Christmas " to you.当你见到那向你低声哼着 “ 圣诞快乐 ” 面带笑容的白发老人时,不要感到吃惊.They went off to ...
The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。She had a clerical assistant to do her paperwork.她让助手帮她做文书工作.The only trouble was that there was a shortage of clerical staff.只是下级办事员还嫌薄弱....
used to的近义词有：used to, would。下面这两个词均含"过去惯常，过去总是"的含义：used to：指客观地表示过去的习惯，既可是过去经常发生的动作，又可是过去一向存在的状态，比would通俗，往往含今昔感。would：指过去经常发生的行为，主观感情色彩较浓，只表过去惯常行为，既不表状态也不表持续动作。不含"过去如此，现在不再这样"的意味。...
Jane Pollock Antiques deals in silver and small collectables.简·波洛克古董店经营银器和小收藏品。Some would call these odd pieces of iron and wood "antiques"有些人会把这些奇怪的铁片与木块称作“古董”。She browsed in an up-market antiques shop.她逛了一家高级古董店。...
gratuitous violence on television电视节目里无谓的暴力镜头His films are full of gratuitous violence.他拍的影片充满了不必要的暴力.Folly, folly , his heart kept saying: conscious , gratuitous, suicidal folly.他心里不住地说着: 真蠢, 真蠢,蠢得自觉自愿, 蠢得无缘无故, 蠢得自己找死!...
离婚从来都不是一方的错误：双方都有责任。Divorce is never the fault of one partner; it takes two.我觉得我有责任帮上一把。I felt duty bound to help.发生暴乱时, 警察有责任干预.When riot broke out, the police were obliged to intervene....