He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out.他在想，各种影响能不能相互抵消。a plurality of influences众多的影响The weather influences crops.天气影响农作物....
他决定为在澳大利亚西部人为导致荒芜的土地上重新造林做点事情。He decided to do something about reforesting man-made wastes of western Australia.科西嘉岛腹地地势高企，环境荒芜。The interior of Corsica is high and untamed.一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。Whole stretches of land were laid w...
Maybe I'll go to hydroponics afterward and run through the sprinklers.也许我会去水耕然后经过洒水车.That is akin to installing sprinklers after the house has burned down.这种做法类似于房子烧毁后再安装洒水装置.Something swooshed and six sprinklers se...
She was a prime target for blackmail, don't you see?她是敲诈的主要目标。你难道看不出来吗？The tactics employed can range from overt bullying to subtle emotional blackmail.从公然威吓到微妙的情感胁迫，各种战术都用上了。That was a terrible case of blackmail in...
部署在欧洲水域之外的战舰数量差不多增加了一倍。The number of warships stationed outside European waters roughly doubled.一栋类似的房子位于城南部就要贵一倍的价钱。A comparable house in the south of the city would cost twice as much.出席会议的人数比预期的多一倍。Double the expected...