他用手指连续敲击他的皮革桌面。He drummed his fingers on the leather top of his desk.劫持者用一块厚厚的皮革堵住了他的嘴。His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth.这套家具是由西卡莫木材、山毛榉木材以及皮革制成的。The furniture is made of sycamore, beech and leather...
他的第8本书在今年早些时候面世，迅速成为了畅销书。His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an instant best-seller.这本书预计会占据畅销书排行榜的榜首。The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。Her books aren't bestsel...
Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse...谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。Proverbs exhibit most of the stylistic devices of poetry.许多谚语具有诗的风格和手法.We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately.不要滥用成语典故.Witticisms, m...
基督教不仅是救赎人生的宗教, 也是告解悔罪的宗教.Christianity is not only a salvation religion, it is a confessional religion.这个字也有悔罪的意思.The word also had a penitential meaning.悔罪的仪式跟原罪的告解是相当晚期才革新的.The sacrament of penance and the confession of...
萨拉一直小病缠身。Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses.我有点小病。I've caught some kind of lurgy.他们批评那个懒汉夸大自己的小病而不肯干活.They criticized the lazybones for playing up his slight illness....
A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.正式签订了每年可续签的合同。They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.他们决定正式交往。There is no formal linkage between the two agreements.这两项协议之间不存在正式的关联。...
As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks.我们一路南行，乡间开始变得起伏不平，绵延的山峦一直延伸到河岸。To undulate more freely, keep you hands about shoulder width apart.要波动的更自由些, 保持你的手与肩...
The police are trawling (through) their files for similar cases.警方正在查阅类似案件的档案。The boat were out trawling the bay.渔船已出海,在海湾用拖网捕鱼.They had seen him trawling and therefore knew that there were fish.他们曾见过他用拖网捕鱼，因此知道那里有鱼。A te...