Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.有人在湖上游泳和扬帆。Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems.孕期并非一帆风顺，这不，又出现问题了。...
The crews of the Card and its consorts had eaten Christmas dinner in Casablanca before sailing.在起航前“卡德”号和僚舰上的官兵已在卡萨布兰卡吃了圣诞晚餐.Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like Cutty sark were used to carry tea...
Each dress is hemmed and scrupulously checked for imperfections.每条连衣裙都缝上了褶边，并经过严格的检查，不允许有任何瑕疵。By his own statement, there have been imperfections in his judgment.据他自己声称，他的判断存在不足之处。I was obsessed by my physical imperfecti...
to pay sb a pittance付给某人菲薄的工资Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活....
The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.省下来的钱可以用于更有意义的事业。These optical fibres may be used for new sorts of telephony.这些光缆可以用于新型电话通讯系统。The money will be used for the estate's upkeep.这笔钱将用于物业维护。...
The ocean contains huge amounts of tiny sea - animals called krill.海洋拥有巨量的叫做鳞虾的小型动物.Don't worry. Whales don't eat clown fish, they eat krill.别担心. 鲸不吃小丑鱼, 他们吃磷虾.Krill oils have also proved to have enormous healt...
哪个校长只要犯了这样的错误都会被开除。Any head teacher who made errors like this would be chucked out.他是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.她对校长和教师们满心钦佩。She is full of admiration for the head and teache...