a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment由死刑减为终身监禁The prisoner obtained a commutation of his sentence from death to life imprisonment.这个囚犯得到减刑,由死刑改判无期徒刑.Commutation is distinct from reprieve.减刑不同于缓刑....
aeons of geological history数以亿万年计的地质史The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey.工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察.The mines had been closed down following a geological survey.继一次地质调查之后,这些矿井已被关闭了....
Howard Hawks hit paydirt with "Rio Bravo".霍华德·霍克斯凭借影片《赤胆屠龙》一夜成名。I went on a photo shoot to Rio with him.我和他一起去里约拍照了。After dwelling in Rio for ten years, she moved to Lisbon.她在里约居住了10年之后迁居到里斯本去了....
My mother became too ill to work and I began to do chores in the neighbourhood.妈妈病得不能上班了,我就开始在街坊里干些零碎事儿.Now Charlie knows that all BINGO Kids have to do chores.现在查理知道了,所有的宾果孩子们都要做家务....
Through my half-closed eyelids I began to see mirages...透过我半睁半闭的双眼，我看到了海市蜃楼。Pilots complained that the radars in the Mirages malfunctioned during conditions of high humidity.飞行员抱怨说在高湿度条件下，“幻影”战斗机上的雷达出现了故障。Through my half...