狂风大作，海面上波浪起伏。A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.一阵狂风把铺在屋顶上的一块金属片掀起来了。A gust of wind pried loose a section of sheet-metal roofing.狂风大作，时速达164英里。The wind gusted up to 164 miles an hour....
I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.我把自己当作在向子女传授至理名言的一家之长。Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch.每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。The patriarch of the ho...
This is the half-yearly meeting of the interim committee.这是临时委员会召开的年中例会。But, in the interim, we obviously have a duty to maintain law and order...但是,在过渡期间,我们显然有责任维护治安。He didn't enlarge on the form that the interim g...