西班牙流感的大爆发夺去了全球近2,200万人的生命。One pandemic of Spanish flu took nearly 22 million lives worldwide.这种疾病今年已夺去了数千秘鲁人的生命。The disease has killed thousands of Peruvians this year.每年香烟夺去10万多英国人的生命。Cigarettes kill over a hundred thou...
The horrible night that he had passed had left phantoms behind it.他刚才度过的恐布之夜留下了种种错觉.Here , under the quiet stars, these old streets seem thronged with the phantoms of forgotten ages.在宁静的星星下, 城里这些古老街道上,仿佛挤满了年代湮久的憧憧魅影.At i...
His excellency the President will be waiting for you in the hall.总统阁下会在大厅等你。I am reluctant to trust anyone totally, Your Excellency.我不想完全相信任何人，阁下。Good evening, your Excellency.晚上好，阁下。...
He wore a straw hat to keep his balding head from getting sunburned.他戴了顶草帽，以免正在谢顶的脑袋被太阳晒到。Drowning man will catch at a straw.溺水的人一根草也要抓。The latest straw in the wind is a pick-up in sales among the nation's retail gi...
...this mellow Cotswold manor house.这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home...他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。The Thames rises in the Cotswold Hills.泰晤士河发源于科茨沃尔德丘陵.His destinati...
He felt strangely exhilarated by the brisk, blue morning.那个凉爽而晴朗的早晨让他异常兴奋。The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.观众们出奇地安静，只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。Strangely enough, the last thing he thought of wa...
We shall have to trim our spending down to fit out income.我们得削减开支,量入为出.Construction and fit - out work entered its most intensive phase during the year.年内,建造工程及装修工程进入顶峰期....
This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon.这样一来,婚前败坏道德的事就少见了....minor breaches of protocol.小小的失礼He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges.他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚.Vice breaks in at th...
"Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?"—"Good question."“你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss ...