公司的董事长，也就是我的直接上司，是精力充沛的哈里·斯托克斯。The company president, and my immediate superior, was the dynamic Harry Stokes.上校拿起电话，拨通了上司的号码。The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior.上司们形容他是个模范官员。He was described by his seni...
这片潮湿地区也吸引了青蛙、蟾蜍和蝾螈一类的生物。This wet area also attracts frogs, toads and newts.他把手伸进淤泥里捞摸，结果抓上来一只巨大的蟾蜍。He grabbed into the ooze and came up clutching a large toad.蟾蜍把这整个地方都占为己有。Toads are colonising the whole place....
他像骡子一样倔。He's as stubborn as a mule .我曾经天真地以为骑骡子很容易.I had fondly imagined that riding a mule would be easy.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代.A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey....
You would have to dig up the plant yourself.你得自己把那株植物挖出来。Both parties use computers to dig up dirt on their opponents.双方都用电脑搜集对手的丑事。We should be able to dig up enough money for your ticket.我们应该能够筹集到足够的钱供你买票....
现在她为顾客定做漂亮的干花插花。She now makes wonderful dried flower arrangements to order.在地下室里，15名员工正在忙着缝制定做的外套。In the basement fifteen employees are busy making bespoke coats.他身穿一套粗花呢西服，看上去像是量身定做的。He was wearing a tweed suit that loo...
他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.以后不做好人,不做乖小孩,不做倾听者.No longer a good man a docile kid a listener.作一名好的倾听者,决不只是 “ 用耳朵听 ”Being a good listener means much more than just " listening with ...
Of course, this interrupts the flow of thought and contact with hearers.这样当然会打乱思绪, 打断说话人和听众间的联系.He knew that his hearers wanted to hear this story...他知道自己的听众想听这个故事。The strange stories gripped the hearers'attention.这...