Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。The wind dropped and the sea quieted.风势减弱了，海面平静下来。The frightened child was quieted by his mother.妈妈正在安慰那个受惊吓的孩子....

我们只能听到汹涌澎湃的涛声。All we could hear was the sound of roaring water.不远处,太平洋的涛声轰鸣.Not far off the Pacific boomed.涛声掩盖不住激烈的争论.The noise of the stream could not drown the discussion with a turbulence....

It wasn't until he started laughing that they cottoned on!他开始笑起来，他们才明白是怎么回事。She had already cottoned on to the fact that the nanny was not all she appeared.她已经意识到这个保姆不只是她看起来的那样。It was evidently from ulterior motives...

In April 1944 he was killed on active service.1944年4月他在战时服役中阵亡。The present assembly will be dissolved on April 30th.现在的议会将于4月30日解散。Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in April and May.尤其是在四五月份，不计其数的野花...

Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?你保持沉默，我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成？The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方.We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论....

沃伦先生控告他散布诽谤性言论。Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks.在巴利阿里群岛上，零星散布在岛内的村庄和那里的生活平静而祥和。In the Balearics pockets of rural life and inland villages are undisturbed.他们散布一些有关她的流言，企图贬低她的工作。They spread tales about her in ...

With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.加上贝蒂的薪水，他们仅能勉强维持生计。Betty hunkered down on the floor.贝蒂蹲坐在地板上。To Betty, Joe had an air of worldliness.在贝蒂看来，乔有点儿世故。...

The Seaman was a bar for pool players and hard drinkers.“水手”是供台球玩家和酒徒消遣的酒吧。Pregnant women who are heavy drinkers risk damaging the unborn foetus.孕妇酗酒可能会危及腹中胎儿。According to research, non - drinkers are more likely to deve...

The hut was constructed from trees that grew in the nearby forest.这棚屋是用附近森林里长的树木建造的....a tin-roofed hut.锡顶的棚屋The poor old man lived in a little wooden hut.那个贫穷的老人住在一间小木屋内.Coconut trees , banana trees, wooden hut, beach a...

Wheat and oats are of the same family, but of different genera.小麦和燕麦是同科的, 但不同属.But that's the genera plan.而目前,这也只能算是基本方案.Their Genera Plantarun dealt only with seed - plants.他们的《植物属志》只涉及到种子植物....

Development of aquaculture offers another means of supplying man with fish protein.水产养殖业的发展为人类获取鱼蛋白提供了另一种手段.Sinonovacula constricta ( Lamarck ) , a kind of mollusks , is important in marine aquaculture.缢蛏 ( Sinonovaculac...

这件衣服连衬料都很讲究.The cloth's stuffing is of high quality.这个人裁了几个口袋衬料.This person cut out several pocket linings....

盖尔镇定地注视着哈里，沉默了片刻。Gail was silent for a moment, regarding Harry with his steady gaze.她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack.杀人后，他镇定地点起火销毁罪证。After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to ...

Two cables connect to each corner of the plate.两条电缆连到金属板的每个角上。The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries with the uterus.输卵管连接着卵巢和子宫。You can connect the machine to your hi-fi.你可以把机器连在高保真音响上。...

She speaks fluent and idiomatic English.她讲一口流利地道的英语。In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions.我们在阅读过程中应经常注意惯用法.If you live in England, you will soon learn to speak idiomatic English.如果你住在英国, 很快就可...

I was pitched into the water and swam ashore.我被甩到水里后向岸边游去。The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.金鱼在小小的鱼缸里一圈圈地游来游去。I turned and swam a few strokes further out to sea.我转身向海里又游了几下。...

赤道把地球划分成为两个半球.The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.冷水可以涌开或者可以平流到冬半球.Cold water may be upwelled or may be advected into the winter hemisphere.以小脑半球白质受累最为严重, 但其灰质核团未见受累.Cerebellar white - matter was severely ...

不可率尔应战.We should not rashly accept battle....

He's much thinner nowadays than he used to be; I think he's been ill.最近他比以前瘦多了, 我想他一直在生病。Wallets may have gotten thinner during this recession, but waistlines have expanded.在这次经济衰退中,人们的钱包可能瘪了, 但腰围却鼓起来了.Having ...

Little pitchers have great (or large) ears.小孩子耳朵长。They signed two new pitchers for the next season.他们已经和两名新水手签约来打下个赛季的比赛.Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.在接下来的5年时间里，他成为了最了不起的棒球...

将罐子装在透明的塑胶袋中。Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag.首先, 把塑胶袋的开口朝下.First, take the plastic bag and turn it upside down.这是一种塑胶,但外观仿制得象铁.It was some kind of plastic made to imitate iron....

The England selectors must start introducing young blood.英格兰队的人才选拔委员会必须着手引入一些新生力量。"I blame the selectors," quoth he.“我认为错在那些遴选者，”他说。The selectors were accused of showing prejudice in failing to include him in the team.有人...

There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.没有比你只想存几张支票还得排队更令人恼火的了。As the tabloids have hit on hard times, the cheques of chequebook journalism have shrunk.随着小报纸的不景气, 买断独家采访权的金...

拥挤的人群和喧闹的噪音可能会让游客有些茫然不知所措。Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.在1,000英尺的高度飞行时，他听到旋翼发出一种奇怪的噪音。Flying at 1,000 ft. he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.这里的噪音、建筑物和人都令人出乎意料。The noise, the build...

The baggage carousel has broken down.行李传送带失灵了.Riding on a carousel makes you feel dizzy.乘旋转木马使你头晕.Object carousel and data carousel are both carousels.对象轮和数据轮都是轮播方式,但是两者存在区别.Baggage from flight AC 123 is on carousel numb...

死去的孩子们的幽灵常在该村出没。The village is haunted by the ghosts of the dead children.埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.这个男孩因患肠梗阻死去了。The boy was suffering from a bowel obst...

锁骨下动脉是到上肢的主要动脉.The chief artery to the upper limb is the subclavian artery.同侧上肢抬高过头.The ipsilateral arm should be placed up and behind the head.其顺序为: 头部 - 颈部 - 两上肢 - 胸腹 - 背 - 两大腿 - 两小腿.Its are orderly: The head - cervica...

The bowstring is stretched taut.弓弦绷得很紧.An arrow fitted to the bowstring cannot avoid being discharged.箭在弦上,不得不发.It is hard to bull back the bowstring.要拉开弓弦挺难的....

He tip-toed to the door in his stockinged feet.他踮着脚尖走到门口，只穿着袜子没穿鞋。...black sharp-toed cowboy boots.黑色尖头牛仔靴She toed cautiously into the room.她小心翼翼地踮着脚走进房间.She toed scrupulously into the room.她小心翼翼地踮着脚走进房间。Open - Toed or B...

They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.这支武装部队已发动进攻要夺回失去的阵地。On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.她在自己熟悉的领域里...