The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。There were cracks in the brickwork.砖墙上有裂缝。Plaster had fallen away in places, exposing the brickwork.有些地方的灰泥脱落了，露出了砖。...
Who was at the helm when the collision occurred?当碰撞发生时,谁在掌舵?Down [ Up ] with the helm!转舵背 [ 迎 ] 风开!The boat seemed very slow to answer to any movement of the helm.这只船似乎对舵的转动的反应很不灵敏....
25 million pounds worth of five pound notes have been pulped because the designers made a mistake.因为设计者们犯了一个错误，致使价值2,500万英镑的5英镑纸钞被化成纸浆。Onions can be boiled and pulped to a puree.洋葱可以煮一下打成糊。...creamed or pulped tomatoes.奶...
The mind boggles at the possibilities that could be in store for us.我们简直无法想象将来面临的种种可能性。My neighbour wears his dressing - gown to work. The mind boggles!我的邻居穿着晨衣去上班. 真不可思议!My mind boggles at the idea!这样的念头真叫我难以想象!...
他因在水门事件中担任尼克松总统的首席法律顾问而声名狼藉。He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.水门事件已开始使全国着了魔.Watergate had begun to turn into a national obsession.他根本无法理解水门事件引起的喧嚣.He simply could not und...
As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.总的来说，当今的老年人依然相对贫困。Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。the stunted lives of children deprived of education未受教育的孩子...