Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those in the holiday brochures.我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.元旦是全英国的公众假日。Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' pa...
They are assured of an enjoyable and trouble-free holiday.他们肯定会过一个愉快的无忧无虑的假日。It's nice to stay in a home rather than in an anonymous holiday villa.呆在家里比呆在单调乏味的度假别墅里要惬意得多。The alternation of sun and snow continued for...
I doubt whether he is in good faith.我怀疑他是否有诚意.This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.我们发表这篇报道的初衷是好的，但对可能已造成的混乱深感歉意。She signed the letter in good faith, not realizin...
He once emerged from the toilets with his flies unfastened.有一次他裤链没拉就出了厕所。She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him.她最后只好把自己锁在厕所里来躲开他。There was a permanent 20-yard queue for the portable toilets.流动厕所前...
The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato.这些炸土豆是土豆泥球做成的。...a political hot potato such as abortion.类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached.我们大吃薯条和曲奇,吃到肚子撑到痛为止.Gelatiniza...
Young people came from the four corners of the nation.全国各地的年轻人都来到这里。The nation's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily since last June.自去年6月以来，该国的失业率一直在不断上升。He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the peop...
He caught a punt and scored the winning touchdown, with a minute left to play.他接住对方的弃踢球，成功达阵，取得了制胜得分，此时比赛只剩最后一分钟。The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown.那位明星中位接住远传球触地得分.The Tigers broke the ice with a touc...
...the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong...有句格言说道，大致对总比完全错要好All the planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, round its equator.所有的行星大致在同一平面上绕太阳赤道运转。Roughly speaking, a scientif...
I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟他们摆出那副可悲的装模作样的姿态.The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight...这一小群旁观者看上去让人觉得悲哀。The whole thing was pathetic and a little disgusting, Conn, the big operat...
按说这时候该下雪了.Ordinarily It'should be snowing at this time of the year.按说现在是蔬菜的淡季,可是你们这里供应还不错.This is supposed to be an off season for vegetables but you seem to have enough here.他可不瘦--按说还算有点胖呢.He's not thin if any...
She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions.她从未放弃过探究我内心深处情感的尝试。Her hired car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.她那辆租来的车被发现遗弃在比奇角。Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。...