He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。My great-grandfather was a person of some importance here.我曾祖父曾是这儿的头面人物。My great-grandfather made horseshoes and nails and what have you.我曾祖父打制马掌、铁...
He was a slim, solemn, darkly handsome young man.他是个身材修长、表情庄重、皮肤黝黑的帅小伙。He was handsome in a raffish kind of way.他的帅是一种放荡不羁的帅。"He used to be so handsome." — "And now?"“他以前是那么英俊。”——“那么现在呢？”...
虽然她病得很重，但病情正开始趋于稳定。Although her illness is serious, her condition is beginning to stabilize.最新的生活方式趋于放慢生活节奏。The latest lifestyle trend is downshifting.我们原来相互对立的观点开始趋于一致.Our previously opposed views are beginning to conve...
Flower ecologists have distinguished the wind pollinators, i . e . the anemophilous plants from the zoidogamous plants.花生态学家把风媒传粉种, 即风媒植物,同动物媒植物区别开来....
We retraced our steps to where we started.我们折回我们出发的地方.We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.我们折返,想回到正确的路上.He retraced his steps to the spot where he'd left the case.他折回到他丢下箱子的地方。...