我有限的外交手腕儿受到了极其严峻的考验。My limited diplomatic skills were tested to the utmost.这样的动议被视为对后座议员立场的考验。Such a motion is considered a test of backbench opinion.英国制造业未能经受住20世纪70年代危机的考验。British manufacturing failed to meet the crisi...
The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.医院的工作人员深表歉意，但这真的于事无补。They were almost apologetic about the improvements they'd made.对于他们所做的改进，他们简直感到愧疚。"I don't follow football,"...
Don't push in; wait in line like everyone else.别挤进来, 要像大家一样挨个儿排队.I resigned myself to a long wait in line.我顺从地在长队中等候.It's not very exciting to wait in line at the post office.在邮局排着队等可不是什么好玩的事情....
他称宝丽来照相机是老天爷特意为他的工作赐予的宝贝。He called the Polaroid camera a godsend to his work.生命是上天赐予我们的礼物，能否好好享受这个礼物，取决于我们自己。God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.命运是赐予者,也是掠夺者.Fortune is ...
Schrader initialled the chit for the barman.施拉德在收条上用首字母签了字，交给了酒吧招待。His hand took his hat from the peg over his initialled heavy overcoat, and his lost property office secondhand waterproof.他伸手从挂钩上取下帽子。那下面挂的是绣着姓名首字的沉甸甸的大衣...
他腹肌发达，体型完美。He has a six-pack stomach and is extremely well-proportioned.整个锻炼过程中，注意要紧绷腹肌。Throughout the exercise, focus on keeping your abs tight.纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。Newman's stomach muscles tensed....