他声音很一般，但唱得都在调子上。It was just an ordinary voice, but he sang in tune.他脚下打着拍子，嘴里哼着调子，身子晃来晃去的。He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子.The report on our economic situation is full of doom...
Letters from home were an anchor to him when he worked abroad.他在国外工作时, 家书是他的精神支柱。We dropped anchor in a sheltered spot.我们在一个能够遮风挡雨的地方下了锚。We weighed anchor in the afternoon and started for the Philippines.我们在下午启航,前往菲律宾.Th...
His grueling schedule is just one not - so - subtle hint of what he expects from employees.他总是排得满满的日程,就不太隐晦地暗示出他对手下员工的期望.For the next grueling year, I'll be your homeroom teacher.在接下来辛苦的一年, 我将是你们的班主任.Rucker restruct...
Some of the firm's operations have been hived off into a separate company.公司的一些业务已分离出来,成立了一家独立公司.Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again.吉姆到哪儿去了? 我想他已溜掉了.Where's John? I suppose he's hived off a...
Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves.音乐可抚慰受重创的神经.In the appeasement of the glutton they have to practise much stimulation.因为要满足这个暴食者,她们不得不做许多伪装.He should be treated with due seriousness — despite that " appeasemen...