A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna.对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物...

to make a contribution to charity给慈善事业捐款We must make a contribution to protecting the environment.我们必须为保护环境作出贡献.We should make a contribution to keeping our school clean and tidy.我们应当为保护校园整洁、卫生做贡献....

He'll soon realize that it's better to play a part in a big show than try to run a one - man show .他马上就会看到演 独角戏 不如搭班子好.Fruit maturity may play a part in phenotypic characterization.果实成熟期使这种表现型特征可能明显地起一些作用.But e...

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.遥程路反近,捷径常误人.the graduates who have gone the farthest in their careers那些在事业上成就最卓著的毕业生Of all the students, I ran farthest.在所有学生中, 我跑得最远....the farthest reaches of Cambodia.柬埔寨...

his dependence on his parents他对父母的依赖Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol.许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来.He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖....

韦克厄姆先生把这些报道当作臆测而不予考虑。Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation.关于这个问题不可臆测.No conjecture can be offered on the subject.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他.We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions....

鲁迅在文坛上获得崇高的地位.Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛.Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.年轻人应该有崇高的理想和目标.Young people should have lofty ideals and aims....

在20世纪初期, 看灰狗赛跑的人越来越多.In the early 1900 s, huge crowds would gather to watch greyhound coursing.上个星期, 小姑父抱来一只小灰狗.Last week, a small uncle to have a small Greyhound.您可以乘车时到“灰狗”车站去买.You can buy it when you go to the Greyhou...

梅格和吉伯特在头等舱里休息.Meg and Gilbert are relaxing in first class.1600年,吉伯提出,电效应起因于一种电的流质.Gilbert proposed in 1600 that electrical effects arise from an electric fluid.吉伯厘米 - 克 -秒 磁动势电磁单位, 等于!The centimeter - gram - second elect...

He saw his vocation as one of prayer and apostolic work.他认为从事祷告和门徒的工作是他的使命。Her vocation is her work as an actress.她的职业就是当演员。Nursing is not just a job—it's a vocation.护理不仅仅是一项工作，而且还是一种职业。...

Most of my accomplishments came as the result of sheer doggedness.我大多数的成就纯粹是坚持不懈的结果。But such doggedness comes at the cost of further, perhaps fatal, rebellions.布朗先生的顽固换来了更多的, 也许是致命的, 背叛....

这种波能在特定方向较容易地形成波束.Such waves can be channeled easily into beam in particular directions.然而真正有意义的是弹体一波束角.What is really significant is the body - to - beam angle.随着反射目标的性质不同, 反射回来的波束强度也就不同.Depending on the nature of the r...

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He was carrying on about some stupid television series.他喋喋不休地说着某个无聊的电视连续剧。I don't see the point in it really. It's just stupid.我真的不理解这到底有什么意义，简直是愚蠢透顶。I shall have words with these stupid friends of mine!我真应该跟我这...

We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。She spends her Easter holidays taking groups of children to France.她带领一群孩子去法国过复活节。Gerome tried to talk he...

He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.他朝他的兄弟吼叫，脖子上青筋暴突。I shivered and pulled my scarf more tightly round my neck.我打了个寒战，用围巾把脖子围得更紧了。He had twined his chubby arms around Vincent's neck.他胖乎乎的双臂搂住文森特的脖子。...

Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.轮到澳大利亚队出场击球，他们开始打得很谨慎。Investors are playing it cautious, and they're playing it smart.投资者审慎精明地行事。Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.雇主在雇用新职...

Fortunately for me, my friend saw that something was seriously wrong.对我来说幸运的是，我的朋友发现了非常严重的错误。Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming...

一阵沉沉欲睡的懒意降落在人群里面.A lazy somnolence descended on the crowd.它唤醒了我的记忆,象一阵晚风吹破一朵欲睡的花.It awakened my memories just like a gust of wind blew a sleepy flower.这些树进入稳重庄严又昏沈欲睡的老年后,树顶又展示新长的绿色嫩叶.After lapsing into stately, sleepy ol...

Switzerland is completely landlocked.瑞士完全是个内陆国。Austria is a landlocked country of central Europe.奥地利是欧洲中部的内陆国。Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.地壳运动封闭了海峡, 被陆地包围的地中海...

For a local bus timetable, contact Dyfed County Council.若要当地公共汽车时刻表，请与达费德郡政务委员会联系。The riots will also mean lost income for Los Angeles County.暴乱还意味着洛杉矶县收入的损失。He's probably the most hated man in this county.他可能是这个县里最...

Well-dressed clients were talking in polite undertones as they ate.衣着光鲜的顾客们边吃边斯文地低声聊着天。His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。...a witty, racy story with surprisingly serious u...

他和守门员拉扯，因而被裁判记名警告。The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie.他们打得松松垮垮，因而输了。They lost because they played sloppily.我受到如此对待因而愤然离去。I left feeling disgruntled at the way I'd been treated....

我有时会头脑发热，挥霍无度。I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.不可草率行事，不可头脑发热。Don't act in haste or be hot-headed.炉子就是要发热的。Stoves are meant to radiate heat....

Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering.必须采取防范措施阻止偷盗行为。When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market.食品店关门后，他们就行动起来，偷食品拿到黑市上出售。We still encounter case of pilfering, eyewa...

Sweeten dishes sparingly with honey, or con-centrated apple or pear juice.加一点蜂蜜或浓缩苹果汁或梨汁，让菜带点甜味。The pear is a delicious fruit and I like it very much.梨是好吃的水果, 我喜欢它。Pear trees are grafted on quince rootstocks.梨树被嫁接到榅的根茎上。...

The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。I haven'tthe faintest idea how to care for a snake.我对养蛇一无所知。The snake coiled up, ready to strike.那条蛇盘绕起来准备攻击。...

Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。She built up her fortune by cannily playing the stock market.她炒股有方，发了大财。His playing as a trumpet player was quite ...

A regressive tax, like the poll tax, takes proportionately more of a poor person's income.像人头税一样, 递减税占穷人收入的比例更大.This regressive behaviour is more common in boys.这种行为上的倒退现象在男孩中更加普遍。This method of portrayal emphasizes...

Christmas revels with feasting and dancing were common in England.圣诞节的狂欢歌舞在英国是很常见的.Fasting comes after feasting.今日有酒今日醉,明日无钱不揭锅。The feasting, drinking, dancing and revelry continued for several days.一连几天都是宴会、痛饮、舞蹈和狂欢。She...