Lack of recognition discouraged him from publishing more novels.
因不受欢迎,他不敢再出版小说.

But Edison was not discouraged.
但爱迪生没有泄气.

Except for special cases, the quantity standard in excess of one month's supply is discouraged.
除了特殊情况, 数量标准最好不超过一个月的需求量.

She tactfully discouraged their uninvited guests from staying longer.
她巧妙地使这些不请自到的客人知趣儿,没有再呆下去.

Learning by rote is discouraged in this school.
这所学校不鼓励死记硬背的学习方式.

He discouraged me from doing so.
他劝阻我不要那样做.

Smoking should be discouraged for both in couples with a history of infertility or recurrent miscarriage.
要劝阻有不孕不育和流产病史的夫妇吸烟.

The rain discouraged us from going out.
雨使我们不能外出.

We have to be more in faith when are pressed and not get discouraged.
当我们受压时,我们必须更加相信,不要沮丧.

Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives.
不主张丈夫代妻子投票.

I am to be in Shanghai, often feel how pectoral frowsty be discouraged a responsibility recently?
我是在上海, 最近老感觉胸闷气短怎么回事 啊 ?

Don't get discouraged, you are new to the work after all.
别灰心, 这工作对你说来到底还是生疏的.

He wasn't discouraged when they threw cold water on his ideas.
他们对他的想法泼冷水时,他并不泄气.

Don't be discouraged when you meet with difficulties.
碰到困难不要气馁.

He is never discouraged by difficulties.
他从没因困难而泄气.

Far from being discouraged, he actually bore down.
他一点也不泄气, 反而更努力地去做.

It's just a temporary setback. Don't be discouraged.
这不过是尺蠖之屈,不要泄气.

He was discouraged in [ over ] his enterprise.
他对自己的事业感到 泄气.

Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work after all.
别因挫折而灰心, 这工作对我们来说毕竟还是陌生的

All her strength drained out when she was discouraged in what she was doing.
当做事遇到挫折时,她所有的劲头也就停止了.

A spell of tough luck discouraged him.
一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气.

She was determined not to be too discouraged.
她决心不过于气馁。

They are discouraged from becoming close friends with foreigners.
他们被劝说不要和外国人密切交往。

Early marriage and procreation are no longer discouraged there.
那里不再反对早婚早育。

It was the only time she had ever discouraged him from dangerous activities and she regretted it thereafter.
那是她唯一一次劝他不要参加危险活动，说完以后她就后悔了。

He wrote the music but I don't know who wrote the words.
他创作了乐曲，但我不知道谁填写的歌词。

The poem has been set to music .
这首诗被谱了曲。

Every week they get together to make music (= to play music or sing) .
每个星期他们都聚在一起唱歌奏乐。

to study music
学习音乐

a career in music
音乐生涯

music lessons
音乐课程

the music business/industry
音乐行业 / 产业

Can you read music (= understand the signs in order to play or sing a piece of music) ?
你识谱吗？

I had to play it without the music.
我只得不看乐谱演奏了。

The music was still open on the piano (= the paper or book with the musical notes on it) .
乐谱仍摊开在钢琴上。

...classical music.
古典音乐

...the music of George Gershwin.
乔治·格什温的音乐作品

He went on to study music, specialising in the clarinet.
他继续学习音乐，主攻单簧管。

...a music lesson.
音乐课

He's never been able to read music.
他一直都不识谱。

Popular support—it's music to the ears of any politician.
大众的支持对任何一名政界人士来说都是佳音。

Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.
迟早我得自己承担后果。

The market rout is rapidly out amounts of wealth, casting a pall over households and businesses.
股市重挫正迅速将大量财富席卷一空, 给家庭和企业蒙上阴影.

The music evoked memories of her youth.
这乐曲勾起了她对青年时期的回忆.

He professed himself fond of music.
他承认自己喜欢音乐.

to lay a carpet/cable/pipe
铺地毯；铺设电缆；铺管道

The foundations of the house are being laid today.
今天正在给房子打地基。

(figurative)They had laid the groundwork for future development.
他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。

Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor.
他们开始前在地板上铺了报纸。

lay a sheet of newspaper on the floor...
在地上铺一张报纸。

My father's working bench was covered with a cloth and his coffin was laid there...
爸爸的工作台上盖了一块布，他的灵枢就陈放在那儿。

The butler always laid the table.
每次都是男管家把餐具摆好。

A man came to lay the saloon carpet...
一名男子来铺客厅的地毯。

Public utilities dig up roads to lay pipes.
公共事业公司挖路铺设管道。

They were laying a trap for the kidnapper.
他们设下一个圈套引绑匪上钩。

My canary has laid an egg...
我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。

Freezing weather in spring hampered the hens' ability to lay.
春天严寒的天气降低了母鸡的产蛋能力。

Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations...
在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。

The organisers meet in March to lay plans.
组织者们于3月碰头制订计划。

She refused to lay the blame on any one party...
她拒绝归咎于任何一方。

He could not bear to lay too much responsibility for the unhappiness of his later years on his own shoulders...
为自己晚景凄凉承担这么多责任，他接受不了。

I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring...
我看他的这个经理当不到春天之后了。

I'll lay odds that Dean is at your office right now.
我敢打赌迪安现在就在你办公室。

Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure they are flattered...
不要吹捧得太露骨，不过一定要恭维得他们很惬意。

I may have spoken a bit too freely, been a bit extreme, even laid it on a little.
我可能有些自由发挥，有些极端，甚至有些言过其实了。

The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest...
该党因此难免被人指责有利益冲突。

Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.
这种言论会让人家笑话她。

Edwards is a Methodist lay preacher and social worker.
爱德华是一位循道宗在俗传教士兼社会工作者。

It is difficult for a lay person to gain access to medical libraries...
非业内人士难以进入医学图书馆。

It is not just a textbook for professional diplomats. The lay reader will enjoy the anecdotes.
它不仅仅是职业外交家的教科书，里面的轶事趣闻外行的读者也会喜欢。

in other words, even in seemingly simple inherited abilities, nurture has a role to play.
换句话说, 即使是一些看起来很简单的由上一代遗传下来的天赋也需要后天的培养.

in other words, these cadres have less problem with bureaucratism and authoritarianism.
也就是说, 我们干部的官僚主义、命令主义少一些.

in other words, not cold stamping traditional hot stamping.
也就是说, 冷烫金的效果不如传统的热烫金.

in other words, the electron can spin either one of two opposite directions.
换言之, 电子能够绕着两个相反方向中的任意一个自转.

But that introduces false positive results; in other words, some normal tissues are marked as suspicious.
但这却导致了假阳性的结果, 换句话说, 一些正常的组织反而被怀疑癌变.

in other words, how good is Mary at predicting what she likes in a man?
换句话说, 玛丽对自己喜爱的伴侣到底预测准了多少 呢 ?

in other words, there can not be any interfaces among them signal transmission or information communication.
这也就是说它们之间不得存在任何信息传递界面.

in other words, the dispute over sovereignty is set aside in the interests of better relations.
这也意味着双方搁置主权争议,借此改善关系.

in other words, experts want shortcuts to everything.
换句话说, 专家需要所有的快捷方式.

in other words , blogging has brought a higher quality of life to people I know.
换而言之, 博客为我认识的朋友带来了更美好的生活.

in other words, cracks or fracture may have occurred in the chip after it was formed.
换言之, 裂缝或断裂可能发生在芯片后形成.

in other words, lots more children and pregnant women are not getting the food they need.
换句话说, 更多的孩子和孕妇没有得到他们需要的食物.

in other words all Creation: including its people, its angels, and its jinn.
换句话说,所有的创造物: 包含它的人类 、 它的天使 、 它的神灵.

in other words, it's not only a medical masterpiece, but also a cultural classic.
可以说, 它不仅是一部医学巨著, 也是一部文化名著.

in other words, the dollar may be stronger than the market giving credit for.
换言之, 美元可能比眼下市场认为的要更强劲.

There is reproductive advantage in good motherhood, in other words.
换句话说,优良的母亲有利于生育繁殖.

in other words, we had better take sufficient recreation to relax after work.
换句话说, 我们最好工作后,消遣消遣来轻松一下.

A common saying goes, " Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem. " in other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
俗话说: “ 眉头一皱,计上心来 ”. 就是说多想出智慧.

in other words, she must give up singing.
换言之, 她必须放弃唱歌.

He became, in other words, a great hero.
换句话说, 他成了一位伟大的英雄.

in other words, the bourgeoisie are a product of the French Revolution.
换句话说, 中产阶级是法国大革命的产物.

The mobile library services have been reorganised — in other words, they visit fewer places.
流动图书馆服务重新作了安排——换句话说，他们去的地方减少了。

Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public.
信奉伊斯兰教的妇女出门之前往往用面纱把脸遮起来.

In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
那个偏僻山区,过去是刀耕火种.

The medicine is used to assuage pain.
这种药用来止痛.

I used to have a companion to that ornament, but I broke it.
我原来还有一件装饰品和那一个配对, 可是我把它弄坏了.

She's no less active than she used to be.
她和以往一样的活跃.

He is becoming used to listening to others.
他正变得习惯于听别人的意见.

I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.
我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.

There used to be low and dirty houses.
那里曾是些矮而肮脏的房舍.

The village used to be poor.
这个村庄过去很穷.

They said that her husband used to knock her around but they had never heard her complain.
他们说她丈夫曾对她拳打脚踢,但从没听她诉过苦.

My grandmother used to work below stairs as a housemaid when she was young.
我祖母年轻的时候曾当过女佣人.

Either dye or paints are used to colour cloth.
不论是染料还是颜料都是用来染布的.

The northern part of the city used to be sparsely populated , but has now become a cultural centre.
城北过去很冷落, 现在成了文化区.

I used to have many men friends but there are fewer now that I'm past my bloom.
我曾有许多男性朋友,但现在已寥寥无几了,我开始走下坡路了.

In the old days , she used to be bullied in the feudal family.
过去,在那个封建家庭里, 她受了不少气.

Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.
农业曾是这个国家的经济支柱.

We cannot believe him because he used to draw the long bow.
他老是夸夸其谈,我们不能相信他.

Hearts and flowers don't do as much for girls as they used to.
现在的女孩子并不像过去的女孩子那样多愁善感.

This piece of cloth can be used to make a pair of pillow cases.
这块布可以做一对枕套.

Large herds of bison used to live on the plains of North America.
大群的野牛过去曾生活在北美大草原上.

The place used to be a stretch of barren land.
早先这里是一片不毛之地.

He carried on a bookstore in the town.
他在城里开了一家书店.

I ordered some new books from the bookstore.
我从书店订购了一些新书.

The bookstore is just around the corner.
书店就在那边转弯的地方.

The books in the bookstore cover everything, from cookery to cytology.
那家书店从烹饪到细胞学各个方面的书都有。

I happened to see Peter on the way to the bookstore yesterday.
昨天我去书店的路上碰巧遇见了彼得.

Who returns home I pass by a bookstore on the road.
回家的路上我路过一家书店.

I picked up the book in a secondhand bookstore.
我在一家旧书店里偶获此书.

I tumbled upon the rare volume in the nearby bookstore.
我在附近那家书店偶然发现了这一珍本.

He never goes out but he drops in at that bookstore.
他每次外出都会顺道去那家书店待一会儿.

Follow this road to the bookstore, then turn to the left.
顺着这条街到书店, 然后向左拐.

It's down to you now to look after the family business.
现在得靠你照管家族生意了.

He was a whiner, always complaining of the costs in his family business.
他整天嘀嘀咕咕, 老是埋怨自己的家族企业开销太大了.

I understand that he must put his sons before me in the family business. "
我理解在家族事务中,他一定要把他的几个儿子安排在我的前面. ”

What's going to happen to the family business if I get a heart attack and die?
如果我因心脏病发作而死去,我家族的事业会遭遇何等不幸 呢 ?

This kid's a potential fountain of information about the family business.
这个人可能会提供他的家族生意的内幕.

Most international firms have grown out of small family business.
大多数国际公司都是从家庭小生意发展而来.

Is a family business forces in the south and back again.
是商族势力又向南退缩.

I do not wanna take over the family business.
我不想继承家业.

Don is semi - retired and Mike is in charge of the family business.
家族现在由迈克管事.

Didn't want to get mixed up in the family business.
你不是不想和家族中的事混在一块吗?

What are you trying to prove ?
你想证明什么？

I certainly don't have anything to prove ─my record speaks for itself.
我当然不用证明什么——我的纪录就可说明一切。

This proves (that) I was right.
这证明我是对的。

She was determined to prove everyone wrong.
她决心证明大家都错了。

In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty.
在这个国家，一个人在被证实有罪之前，就是清白的。

This just proves what I have been saying for some time.
这恰好证实了我长久以来所说的。

Can it be proved that he did commit these offences?
能证明他确实犯了这些罪吗？

The opposition proved too strong for him.
这个对手过于强劲，使得他难以招架。

Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.
事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。

The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
这次提升最后证明是他职业生涯的一个转折点。

He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others.
他时常觉得自己必须向人一展身手。

He proved himself determined to succeed.
他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休。

We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true...
以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。

In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。

You brought this charge. You prove it!...
你提出了这项控告。你拿出证据来！

The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.
结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。

Margaret proved herself to be a good mother...
玛格丽特证明了自己是个好妈妈。

As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms...
身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。

They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。

KOBE: I think after Game 2 was it.
科比: 我认为在G2时才算结束.

remember to be tactful when expressing a personal judgement.
记住表达个人看法要婉转.

If you come to Beijing again, remember to hunt me out.
如果你再到北京来, 别忘了来找我.

I must remember to pay you back for the concert tickets.
我必须记住把买音乐会入场券的钱还给您.

Please remember to give me a phone call when you get there.
请记住你到那儿时给我来个电话.

remember to put the telephone back in the cradle when you've finished.
打完电话别忘了把话筒放回听筒架上.

remember to latch the gate behind you.
记住出门时把大门闩上.

You must remember to write home.
你必须记着给家里写信.

remember to post the letter for me.
别忘了替我把信寄出.

remember to mail the letter for me.
记住帮我把信寄出.

Please remember to give her the book.
请记着把这本书给她.

Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7.
儿童7岁时应该识字了。

Nurses ought to earn more.
护士的薪资应该多一点。

We ought to be leaving now.
我们现在该动身了。

This is delicious. You ought to try some.
这个菜很可口。你可得尝尝。

You ought to have come to the meeting. It was interesting.
会议可有意思了，你真该参加。

If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now.
他如果九点出发，现在应该到这里了。

That ought to be enough food for the four of us.
这些食物应该够咱们四个人吃了。

Oughtn't the water to have boiled by now?
水现在该开了吧？

So you think we ought to wait here? — Precisely.
那么你认为我们应该在这儿等 吗 ?——对.

We ought to face the world and brave the storm.
我们应该经风雨,见世面.

a fond look/embrace/farewell
慈爱的目光；温情的拥抱；深情的告别

I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure) .
我十分怀念从前在西班牙的时光。

I waited all day in the fond hope that she would change her mind.
我整天等待，痴心地希望她会回心转意。

He will be remembered by the staff with great fondness.
全体人员将深挚地怀念他。

a fondness for animals
喜爱动物

My fond hope is that we will be ready by Christmastime.
我痴想着希望我们可以在圣诞假期前准备就绪。

I have very fond memories of living in our village.
我对乡村生活有着十分美好的回忆。

I am very fond of Michael...
我很喜欢迈克尔。

She was especially fond of a little girl named Betsy.
她尤其偏爱一个名叫贝齐的小女孩。

...a fond father...
慈父

He gave him a fond smile.
他给了他一个深情的微笑。

He was fond of marmalade...
他爱吃橘子酱。

She is fond of collecting rare carpets.
她喜欢收集稀罕少见的地毯。

I am not very fond of folk dance.
我不太喜欢民间舞蹈.

He professed himself fond of music.
他承认自己喜欢音乐.

He is too fond of drink.
他太好饮酒.

Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.
人皆好名, 我则不然.

He is fond of his parents.
他爱他的父母.

I'm not especially fond of mustard.
芥末我吃不来.

He is fond of rambling among the trees.
他喜欢在林中散步.

He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
他厌烦地挥手把他们打发走了。

Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
萨拉对他们的缺乏兴趣的情况越来越不能忍耐了。

Try not to be too impatient with her.
尽量别对她太没耐心。

I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.
我等了二十分钟，有点不耐烦了。

They are impatient for jobs and security.
他们渴望得到工作，获取安全感。

He was impatient to get home...
他迫不及待想要回家。

He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.
他不耐烦地把它扔到一边,又骂了一句,然后走开了。

Beware of being too impatient with others...
注意不要对人不耐烦。

The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
大牌俱乐部对缓慢的进展越来越不耐烦了。

He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...
一个小时、两个小时过去了,他不耐烦了。

The impatient teacher slapped the student ; a gunshot slapped him on the forehead.
这位不耐烦的老师掌击着学生.

The boys are impatient for the summer holidays to come.
男孩子们渴望暑假的到来.

They are growing impatient.
他们渐渐不耐烦了.

Don't get impatient about trivial thing like that.
不要为那种琐事烦躁.

She's impatient for her father's arrival.
她急切地盼望着父亲的到来.

Don't be so impatient! The bus will be here soon.
别这样不耐烦! 公共汽车很快就来.

Harold is not urgent or not impatient, and basketball around the ball to hit.
哈罗德还是不急不躁, 围绕蓝球和黑球来打.

He has feel impatient because of puts off repeatedly.
他已因屡次推迟感到不耐烦.

I was angry, fretful, and impatient.
我又气又恼, 可心烦了.

The hungry children were impatient for their meal.
饥饿的孩子们急着要吃饭.

When the ceremony was over he was most impatient to have a private talk with us.
仪式一完,他就急不可待地与我们单独进行了会谈.

Fight noisily when what hear children when voice and louder, she more and more impatient rise.
当听到孩子们的打闹声越来越响时, 她越来越不耐烦起来.

He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.
他是那样急躁,我简直拉不住他.

Don't be impatient with your children.
对孩子们不能心急.

(North Amercian English)to teach school (= teach in a school)
当学校教师

Could you teach me to do that?
你能教我干那活儿吗？

My father taught me how to ride a bike.
我父亲教会了我骑自行车。

She taught me to be less critical of other people.
她教育我不要太苛求于人。

My parents taught me that honesty was always the best policy.
我父母教导我，诚实永远是处世的最佳原则。

Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons.
我们流亡的经历给了我们许多宝贵的教训。

Lost all your money? That'll teach you to gamble.
你把钱都输光了？这是赌博给你的教训。

I'll teach you to call (= punish you for calling) me a liar!
你说我撒谎，我就对你不客气！

The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
这次事故给了我一个终生难忘的教训。

The trainers have a programme to teach them vocational skills...
培训师计划教他们一些职业技能。

George had taught him how to ride a horse...
乔治已经教会了他骑马。

Their daughter's death had taught him humility...
他们女儿的死使他学会了谦逊。

He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God...
他教导信徒们说，他们都可以升入天国。

Ingrid is currently teaching Mathematics at Shimla Public School...
英格丽德目前在希姆拉公立学校教数学。

The topic is not taught in degree courses...
学位课程不讲授这个课题。

You should teach him a lesson.
你应该教训他一顿.

You have first got to motivate the children and then to teach them.
你首先得激发孩子的学习兴趣,然后再去教他们.

The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训.

I've been driving a car for thirty years, so don't teach your grandmother to such eggs.
不要在我面前卖弄,我已经开了30年车了.

Is she competent to teach English?
她教英语行 吗 ?

How can you teach a child who just grins stupidly at you all day?
如果一个孩子整天都冲着你傻笑,你怎么能教他 呢 ?

We've decided to teach him a lesson.
大家决定治治他.

He is qualified to teach English.
他教英语是合格的.

It is easy to teach smart students.
教聪明伶俐的学生很轻松.

In the first movie Tony Curtis ever made he played a grocery clerk.
托尼·柯蒂斯在其首部电影里，扮演了一个食品杂货店店员。

...a horror movie.
恐怖电影

He took her to the movies.
他带她去看电影。

The conclusion of the movie was anticlimactic.
电影的结局真没劲.

A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.
无声电影并非没有动作.

That filthy movie should never be shown on television.
那种淫秽的电影决不能在电视上播放.

They slapped the movie together in a month.
他们花了一个月时间草率地拍成了那部电影.

Let's see a movie for a change.
让我们去看电影,换换口味.

The violence in the movie revolted me.
电影里的暴力行为使我反感.

Please note that the movie starts at 7 o'clock.
请注意,电影七点开映.

The movie glosses over the real issues of the war.
这部电影掩饰了这次战争的真正问题.

A short documentary prefaced the feature movie.
故事片开始前放映了一部短纪录片.

This movie really catches the flavour of New York.
这部影片真正抓住了纽约的特色.

The movie had less success than expected.
影片没有获得预期的成功.

We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.
我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动.

Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles?
这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的?

The movie helped boost her screen career.
那部电影有助于她的银幕生涯的发展。

a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap
肯定能弥合代沟的一部电影

The press did a very effective hatchet job on her last movie.
新闻界对她新近拍摄的电影大加诋毁。

the movie industry's annual jamboree at Cannes
在戛纳举行的一年一度的影展

The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide.
这部纪录片明日起在全国各地的影院上映。

He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
他因在该电影中扮演的角色而获评为最有前途的新演员。

The movie recreates the glamour of 1940s Hollywood.
这部电影再现了20世纪40年代好莱坞的辉煌。

The movie featured Robert Lindsay in a supporting role .
罗伯特∙林赛在这部影片中担任配角。

Many a tribe and ruling house has survived by intermarrying with its rivals, rather than waging war on them.
许多部落和有门望的家族都靠与敌方通婚而不是发动战争而生存下来.

Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。

Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise.
然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。

It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time.
当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。

rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car.
凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。

The Blairgowrie Highland Games, on the other hand, are the real thing rather than a media event.
另一方面，布莱尔高里高地赛确实是真正的比赛，而不单是媒体盛事。

In Arnham, she and her mother lived under assumed names and took care to speak Flemish rather than their more usual French and English.
在阿纳姆，她和母亲隐姓埋名，而且刻意说着一口佛兰芒语而不是她们更常用的法语和英语。

I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund.
我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。

Let's get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out.
我们尽快把它完成吧，不要再拖了。

They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism.
他们关注的是公开的歧视，而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。

Generally, the programs of the president and the proposals of the governor appear to differ in degree and emphasis rather than ideology.
总的来说，总统的方案和州长的提议似乎只是在程度和强调的重点上有所不同，根本的思想观念几乎无异。

Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement.
那里气氛安宁而不热闹。

She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.
她只是出于礼貌地笑了笑，而非出于关心或感激。

The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation.
反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。

It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road.
庆幸的是事故发生在这里而不是在公路上。

He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.
他喜欢她整个人，而不仅仅是把她当作性对象。

It was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument.
那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。

He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
他没有等着因涉嫌税收诈骗去接受审讯，而是逃到了瑞士。

She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible.
她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。

The problem was psychological rather than physiological.
问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。

It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly.
灵活地运用标准比死守标准会显得更合情合理。

We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications.
我们要找有经验的人，而不是有文凭的人。

They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps.
他们说他们将留下重建家园而不是躲到难民营里。

Malcolm hopped rather than walked.
马尔科姆与其说是用走的不如说是用单脚跳的。

Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.
很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。

...their assumption that all men and women think alike.
他们关于所有男人和女人思考问题的方式都类似的假定

We looked very alike.
我们长得很像。

They look alike but in ideas they are very far apart from each other.
他们看起来相似,但他们在思想方面却截然不同.

They are much alike in character.
他们的性格很相似.

She treats all her students alike.
她对她所有的学生都同样看待.

The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.
这对双胞胎一模一样,我分辨不出谁是谁.

All stories seemed dreadfully alike, no matter who told them.
看来, 不管谁讲,故事都是千篇一律的.

It's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike.
把人们看作都是一样的,这是错误的.

Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同.

They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.
他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤.

Old folk and children alike are all against the proposal, not to mention the youth.
老人、小孩都不赞成这个建议, 更不用说年轻人了.

These twins are very much alike.
这对双胞胎非常相象.

The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.
这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似.

Essential thoughts are alike.
旨趣相同.

No two men think alike.
人心各异(一个人一条心).

Don't keep them all to yourselves; we must share and share alike.
你不要自己全部独吞; 我们事事都应均分.

Let's find sth . that highbrows and lowbrows alike can enjoy.
怎样才能雅俗共赏才好.

He treats all customers alike.
他对所有的顾客都是一视同仁.

The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
这对孪生兄弟外貌很相像,但性格却相差很大.

The two of them look so much alike that they often pass for sisters.
她们看上去很相像,人们常常把她们看做同胞姐妹.

Though death befalls all men alike , it may be weightier than Mount Taishan or lighter than a feather.
人固有一死, 或重于泰山,或轻如鸿毛.

These two girls are very much alike in character.
这两个姑娘的性格相仿佛.

medical or surgical treatment
内科或外科疗法

medically fit/unfit
体格健康 / 不佳

Several police officers received medical treatment for cuts and bruises.
几名警官因割伤和擦伤而接受了医治。

...the medical profession.
医疗行业

What do you like to do in your spare time?
空闲时你喜欢干什么?

They loaded themselves with food, medical supplies, and oxygen equipment.
他们携带了食物 、 医疗器具和氧气设备.

His medical skill is so superb that he can hardly be filled in for in an emergency.
他医术高超,在紧急情况下很难被代替.

I had a medical checkup before going abroad.
我在出国前作了一次体格检查.

The operation was a marvel of medical skill.
这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹.

About 30 major medical centers in the United States have xenon CT scan technology.
美国大约有30家主要医疗中心有氙气CT扫描仪技术.

The earthquake victims are in urgent need of medical supplies.
地震灾民迫切需要医疗品.

Aside from a thorough medical family history, there is no need to offer any genetic testing on the basis of consanguinity alone.
除了需要一份详尽的家庭病史之外, 没有必要仅根据有血缘关系这一条理由就进行任何的基因测试.

His medical skill is so superb that he can hardly be filled in for an emergency.
他医术高超,在紧急情况下几乎无人企及.

Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.
红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学.

Modern medical techniques refine on those of the past.
现代医疗技术比过去的医疗技术要优越.

Children under 16 cannot give consent to medical treatment.
16岁以下的儿童不得自行同意接受治疗。

medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.
正在对医疗设施进行重组和升级。

He will try his utmost to help them by means of his conventional medical knowledge.
他将会用自己的传统医学知识尽全力帮助他们。

Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice.
英国随时准备把医护人员空运到该国。

Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.
被狗咬后，不管伤口多小，都必须立即就医。

medical tests established that she was not their own child.
医学化验证实她不是他们的亲骨肉。

medical opinion varies on how many tablets it takes to overdose.
医生对于服用多少药片算作过量意见不一。

Housework has traditionally been regarded as women's work.
家务劳动历来被认为是妇女的事。

...traditional teaching methods.
传统教学方法

...traditional Indian music.
传统印度音乐

We're still a traditional school in a lot of ways.
我们在很多方面仍是一所旧式学校。

…traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their children.
信奉需要对子女严立规矩的老派父母

With her precise use of language and intimidating aspect, she was a typical traditional schoolmistress.
她说话咬文嚼字,样子咄咄逼人, 真是一个典型的传统式的女教师.

I'll be back here in the morning.
别惊慌,菲立浦.

I can see that they are not ready to depart from traditional practice.
我想他们不是真的背离传统习惯.

One may tag this book traditional.
人们可以称这本书为传统作品.

Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.
织布和编织都是传统的家庭手工业.

She learned how to identify medicinal herbs from a traditional Chinese doctor.
她向一位中医大夫学习如何识别草药.

The room was done over in traditional style.
这个房间是按传统风格重新布置的.

The exhibition hall is decorated with many traditional Chinese paintings.
展厅里张挂着许多国画.

It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
感恩节吃火鸡是传统.

The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall.
泽克西斯战败的景象极其使人信服“骄兵必败 ” 这句源远流长的老话.

The hospital of traditional Chinese medicine installed a computer to fill prescriptions.
中医医院装上了电子计算机来抓药.

Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries.
编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。

distinctions between traditional and modern societies
传统社会和现代社会的差别

the traditional problem of the enmity between Protestants and Catholics
新教徒和天主教徒之间历来仇视的问题

The flour is ground using traditional methods.
这面粉是用传统方法磨制而成。

The casks rolling about on the desk knocked against one another.
几只滚动在工作台上的木桶互相碰撞.

The colours fade into one another.
各种颜色退得分不清了.

People feel especially drawn to one another when they have been reunited after many years of separation.
久别重逢,格外亲切.

The three of them kept looking at one another without saying a word.
3个人你看看我,我看看你,谁也没说话.

A throng of shoppers pushed against one another to the display tables of the department store.
一群顾客你推我搡地挤到百货公司的展示柜台前.

They shook hands all around and introduced one another.
他们一一握手,互相介绍.

The young pigs crowded against one another for warmth.
小猪挤在一起取暖.

Three helping one another bear the burden of six.
三人互相帮忙,能挑得起六个人的担子.

People who speak the same language can easily understand one another.
说同一语言的人能够很容易彼此了解.

In former times, prisoners were chained to one another.
在古代, 囚犯们被相互拴着.

All the units interlock with one another rigidly.
所有的元件严密地连锁在一起.

The earthquake sent buildings tumbling into one another like failing dominoes.
地震使大楼哗啦啦倒塌,就像正在倾倒的骨牌一般.

To hedge around a partnership of love with control by law would be to destroy its base of trust in one another.
以法律限制来束缚爱情的结合将毁掉彼此信任的基础.

The villagers in this village live rather far apart from one another.
这个村的村民住得很散.

Big transcontinental enterprises jostle with one another for world markets.
巨大的跨国公司[企业]互相争夺国际市场.

By gravitation the sun and planets act and react upon one another.
太阳与行星通过引力发挥作用并相互影响.

Reciprocity includes more than gifts and favors; it also applies to concessions that people make to one another.
互惠不仅仅包括礼物和优待; 它对人们之间互相作出的让步也同样适用.

We all try and help one another.
我们都尽力互相帮助。

They smiled uncertainly at one another.
他们犹豫地相视而笑。

Firms can contract out work to one another.
公司可以互相承包业务。

They turned to one another with the same expression of dawning comprehension, surprise, and relief.
他们相互看了看，脸上都是同一种表情，恍然大悟、惊讶，而又如释重负。

The two countries do little trade with one another.
两国之间很少有贸易往来。

How well did you hit it off with one another?
你们俩人合得来吗？

used cars
二手汽车

People used to come and visit him every day...
人们过去每天都来拜访他。

He used to be one of the professors at the School of Education...
他曾是教育学院的一名教授。

Borrowing used not to be recommended...
过去是不建议借贷的。

At some point kids start doing things they didn't use to do. They get more independent...
从某个时候起，孩子们开始做以前不曾做的事情。他们变得更加独立。

I'm used to having my sleep interrupted...
我习惯了睡觉时被吵醒。

It doesn't frighten them. They're used to it.
这可吓不倒他们。他们已经习惯了。

This is how we do things here. You'll soon get used to it...
我们这里就是这么做事的。你很快就会习惯的。

He took some getting used to...
他过了一段时间才慢慢适应。

...a used cotton ball stained with makeup...
沾满化妆品的脏棉球

He took a used envelope bearing an Irish postmark.
他拿了一个盖着爱尔兰邮戳的旧信封。

Would you buy a used car from this man?...
你会从这个人手里买一辆旧车吗？

His only big purchase has been a used Ford.
他买的唯一一个大件就是一辆二手福特。

It used to be usual to bind out promising boys for many years.
过去,人们经常让有出息的男孩子拜师学艺好多年.

Vinegar is used in preserving food.
醋可用来保存食物.

In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
那个偏僻山区,过去是刀耕火种.

The tools will corrode with rust if never used.
这些工具如长期不用会长铁锈而损坏.

The medicine is used to assuage pain.
这种药用来止痛.

They enjoyed exemption from customs duties on goods to be used by themselves.
他们的自用物品获得免除关税.

The police used dogs to track the criminal.
警察用警犬来追踪罪犯.

I used to have a companion to that ornament, but I broke it.
我原来还有一件装饰品和那一个配对, 可是我把它弄坏了.

He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
作为一名职业运动员,他的巅峰时期已过.

The young athlete soon left the others far behind.
那位年轻运动员很快就把其他选手抛在后面.

This athlete needs to improve movement patterns while maintaining her current level of power.
这类运动员有必要在维持现有功力的基础上,改进和提高运动动作模式.

The Kenyan athlete made a tactical error in starting too fast.
肯尼亚运动员犯了战术错误,起步时跑得太快.

He is a competitive athlete.
他是位竞技意识强的运动员.

Trainers rub down an athlete after hard exercise.
在运动员剧烈的训练之后,教练们为他按摩.

Drugs again rained on the Olympics'parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.
兴奋剂再次煞了奥运会的风景,又有一名运动员的违禁药物检测结果呈阳性.

He looks like an athlete when he puts on that coat.
他穿上那套衣服俨然像个运动员.

He was famous for his prowess as an athlete.
他作为一名运动员以技艺高超而著称.

The athlete could face a lengthy period of suspension if found guilty.
如果被判有罪,这名运动员可能面临长期停赛.

If you work hard, you will make a good athlete.
如果你肯努力, 你将成为一个好运动员.

The young track and field athlete could already hurl the discus 60 yards.
这个年轻的田径运动员已能把铁饼投掷60码远.

He has the make of an athlete.
他有运动员的体格.

Ade is handsome and smart , not to mention being a good athlete.
艾德不但是个好运动员,而且既潇洒又精明.

The disease changed him from an athlete to an invalid.
疾病将他从一名运动员变为病号.

She is a natural athlete.
她是个天生的运动健将。

The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

The athlete is checked by their physio or doctor.
由专用理疗师或医生为运动员做检查。

He went on to win the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1962.
接着，他又作为1962年度杰出业余运动员赢得了“詹姆斯·E.沙利文纪念奖”。

He is a terrific athlete and a brilliant jumper.
他是个出色的运动员，弹跳力非常好。

I was no athlete.
我根本不是当运动员的料。

Derartu is an outstanding athlete and deserved to win.
德拉尔图是位优秀的运动员，赢得比赛也是理所当然。

Nagy has the dubious honour of being the first athlete to be banned in this way.
纳吉作为第一个以这种方式被禁赛的运动员而“出名”。

You get more aches and pains as you get older.
年纪越大，疼痛就越多。

The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour.
这本小册子介绍了减轻分娩疼痛的知识。

This cream should help to relieve the pain .
这种药膏应有助于止痛。

the pain of separation
离别的痛苦

I never meant to cause her pain.
我从没有让她痛苦之意。

the pleasures and pains of growing old
变老的苦与乐

She can be a real pain when she's in a bad mood.
她脾气不好时，真是令人头痛。

It's a pain having to go all that way for just one meeting.
就为了见一次面，要跑那么远的路，真烦死人了。

They were required to cut pollution levels, on pain of a £10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
他们被要求降低污染水平，违则罚款1万英镑。

(old use)The wound still pained him occasionally.
他还是感到伤口不时疼痛。

She was deeply pained by the accusation.
这一指控使她极为痛苦。

It pains me to see you like this.
看到你这副模样真令我难过。

...back pain.
背痛

...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
造成剧痛的骨病

...grey eyes that seemed filled with pain.
似乎充满了痛苦的灰眼睛

This public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother...
这一下大家都知道了特德的残疾，这让母亲非常痛苦。

It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.
想到你一个人苦苦挣扎，我很难过。

Mobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote.
美孚公司急于说明那个地点发生爆炸的可能性微乎其微。

All Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the head...
科菲尔德千辛万苦，到头来却被一枪爆头。

The Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his pains.
教授将自己的学识倾囊传授给那位年轻访客，到头来却没有获得一点感激。

We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。

Social workers went to great pains to acknowledge men's domestic rights...
社会工作者尽量尊重男性的家庭权利。

I had taken great pains with my appearance.
我在自己的容貌上下了很多工夫。

Do not try to memorize any questions, just remember concepts.
不要试图记住问题, 而要记住概念.

I memorize that I have seen the news about this earthquake on the newspaper.
我记得在报纸上看到过关于这次地震的消息.

We memorize one lesson after another.
我们一课一课背下去.

Should we memorize all the new words and expressions?
我们还要记住新单词和表达 吗 ?

We only memorize historical dates and names, not the lesson.
我们只是记住了历史事件发生的时间和名称, 却没有记住教训.

With the development of information technology, information that people need to process and memorize and more.
随着信息时代的到来, 人们在工作和生活中要处理和记忆的信息越来越多.

Please change your initial Personal Identification Numbers ( PIN ) below and memorize them.
请尽快修改您的初始私人密码并牢记以策安全.

memorize your favorite poem.
熟记你喜欢的诗歌.

I still memorize that night of the performance in municipal administration hall.
我还记得你在市政厅演出的那一夜晚.

He tried in vain to memorize the poem.
他怎么背都没办法把那首诗背出来.

If you memorize a poem, you can say it without looking at a book.
你若记住一首诗, 不看书就能脱口而出.

Then, we brought the dictionary out and tried to memorize them.
然后就拿出词典查出来,并努力地记住这些菜名该如何翻译.

In the meantime, consult dictionaries, memorize grammatical rules.
读书时, 要查词典, 记语法规则.

It took me an hour to memorize the answers.
背熟这些答案花了我一个小时.

In the meantime, consult dictionaries and memorize grammatical rules.
同时还要查阅词典,记语法规则.

This is an efficient way, and it helps me remember it rather than memorize it.
这是一个有效率的方式, 而且这样帮助我去记得其意义,而不是死背.

memorize one speech another without forgetting.
演讲稿一篇接一篇记忆,都没有忘却.

I memorize he has told me this thing.
我记得他告诉过我这件事.

I do not memorize what time he came back yesterday.
我不记得昨天他几时回来的.

Feeling overwhelmed trying to memorize so many vocabulary words?
正为努力背这么多地单词,感到晕头转向 吗 ?

Mother's approach was to memorize lists of polite phrases cover all possible social situations.
妈妈学英语的方法是把成串的礼貌用语背下来以应对各种社交场合.

Anyone who can memorize the Sutra a true disciple of the Buddha.
哪一位能读诵,能把《楞严经》背得出来,那是真正佛的弟子.

The boy can memorize the data easily.
这男孩能轻松地记住这些数据。

to memorize a poem
记住一首诗

I don't try to memorize speeches word for word.
我不会试图一字不落地记住讲话要说的内容。

His books have gained in popularity in recent years.
近年来他的书越来越受欢迎。

a £3 000 gain from our investment
从我们的投资中获取的3 000英镑的收益

Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain.
经常锻炼有助于防止体重增加。

efficiency gains
效率提高

My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours.
我的表每24小时快两分钟。

I've gained weight recently.
最近我的体重增加了。

to gain confidence/strength/experience
增加信心 / 力量 / 经验

Who stands to gain from this decision?
谁会从这一决定中受益呢？

There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision.
推迟决定得不到任何好处。

Her unusual talent gained her worldwide recognition.
她非凡的才能举世公认。

The party gained over 50% of the vote.
该党获得超过50%的选票。

to gain entrance/entry/access to sth
得以进入 / 接近某物

The country gained its independence ten years ago.
这个国家十年前赢得了独立。

While it has lost its tranquility, the area has gained in liveliness.
虽然该地区失去了往日的宁静，但是却有了生气。

The company didn't disclose how much it expects to gain from the two deals...
这家公司未透露这两笔交易的预期获利情况。

There is absolutely nothing to be gained by feeling bitter..
心怀怨愤是绝对没有好处的。

Some people do gain weight after they stop smoking...
一些人戒烟后体重确实会增加。

The BMW started coming forward, passing the other cars and gaining speed as it approached...
那辆宝马车开始赶上来，超过了其他车辆并且在逼近的时候开始加速。

They realise that passing exams is no longer enough to gain a place at university...
他们认识到现在仅仅是考试通过，并不能确保进入大学。

Their efforts helped the hostages gain their freedom.
他们的努力帮助人质获得了自由。

...buying art solely for financial gain.
纯粹为了赚钱而购买艺术品

There are strong signs that his views are gaining ground...
各种明显的迹象显示他的观点越来越受欢迎。

The Christian right has been steadily gaining ground in state politics.
基督教右翼组织在国家政治中逐渐获得越来越广泛的支持。

I hoped to gain time by keeping him talking.
我希望让他一直说下去以争取时间。

Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine...
学生们在校广播台或校刊工作能够获得宝贵的经验。

We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
我们期望来年会有更进一步的改善。

There is still room for improvement in your work.
你的工作尚有改进的余地。

Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
销售额持续显示出增加的迹象。

The system we introduced in 1980 has been a great improvement.
我们 1980 年引进的系统有了很大改进。

The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor...
新上任的总理比他的前任要强。

There is considerable room for improvement in state facilities for treating the mentally handicapped.
国家现有的用于智障病人治疗的设施还有相当大的改进余地。

...the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years...
近几年器官移植方面取得的巨大进步

There's been a noticeable improvement in his handwriting.
他的书法有了明显的进步.

An improvement in our meal is hoped for.
大家希望改善一下伙食.

The relations between the two countries have shown some improvement.
两国关系已有所改善.

The composition is all right, but there is room for improvement.
这篇作文还不错, 不过还可以改进.

To learn a language we must follow the principle of gradual improvement.
学习语言必须遵循循序渐进的原则.

I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.
我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步.

The poor quality of his work this year cancels out his former improvement.
他今年低质量的工作抵消了他原先的进步.

Tom has made a vast improvement in his German.
汤姆的德语有了很大的进步.

Consideration must be given to both the development of production and the improvement of the people's livelihood.
发展生产和改善人民生活二者必须兼顾.

There is room for further improvement in English.
你的英语尚有进一步提高的余地.

The class has made noticeable improvement.
这个班已有引人注目的进步.

There is a distinct improvement in your spoken English.
你的英语口语有明显的进步.

Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales for the third quarter.
批发商宣布第三季度的销售额有所提高.

They presented concrete proposals for improvement.
他们提出了具体的改进建议.

There is much hope of further improvement.
大有进一步改进的希望.

There is still room for improvement.
还有改进的余地.

He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come) .
他转身原路往回走。

She moved a step closer to me.
她朝我靠近一步。

I took a step towards him...
我朝他迈了一步。

She walked on a few steps...
她继续走了几步。

This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...
就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。

She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train...
她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

This little room was along a passage and down some steps...
这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。

A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.
一段石阶通向露台。

A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house...
一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。

Leave empty milk bottles on the step.
将空奶瓶放在门阶上。

He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...
他称该协定是通向和平的第一步。

She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it...
她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。

The next step is to put the theory into practice...
下一步是要将理论付诸实践。

Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.
亚里士多德将该科学方法向前推进了一步。

He quickened his step...
他加快了步伐。

There was a real spring in her step.
她的步子非常轻快。

Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...
成功的旅行在某种程度上就是要比人群先走一步。

Businessmen cluster together to get ideas, tips, personal contacts anything to get a step ahead of the computer.
商人们聚集在一起寻求创意、建议、人际关系等，以便能比计算机领先一步。

They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...
他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。

They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...
他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。

Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...
俄罗斯政府迫切希望和美国政府保持一致。

The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.
英国政府的观点再一次和世界舆论出现分歧。

We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.
我们只有 35 分钟了，快点。

I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...
我不会仓促行事，我会一步一步地来。

Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.
按照我们简单的说明，一步一步来。

Can you give me a lift into town?
我可以搭你的车到商业区去吗？

I'll be in town next week if you want to meet.
如果你想见面的话，我下个星期在城里。

He married a girl from out of town.
他娶了一个外地姑娘。

Pollution is just one of the disadvantages of living in the town.
污染只是生活在城里的不利条件之一。

a night on the town
去娱乐场所作乐的夜晚

How about going out on the town tonight?
今晚出去痛痛快快地玩一玩怎么样？

...Saturday night in the small town of Braintree, Essex...
埃塞克斯郡布伦特里小镇的周六之夜

Parking can be tricky in the town centre.
在市镇中心停车可能会挺费事。

He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town...
他承认自己甚至不知道弟弟什么时候来了本市。

She left town.
她离开了自己生活的城镇。

I walked around town...
我在市中心逛了逛。

I caught a bus into town.
我赶上辆公交车去了市中心。

More people are going to want to escape from the town into the country…
更多的人将会想要逃离城市到乡村去。

It had the advantages of town and country combined.
它兼具都市与乡村的优势。

We really went to town on it, turning it into a full, three-day show...
我们下了真功夫，把它办成了一场内容丰富、为时三天的展览。

The papers got hold of it and went to town on it…
报纸抓住这件事大做文章。

He was known as a tall, handsome man about town…
他以高大英俊的花花公子形象为人所知。

He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
他是萨拉的旧情人，是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。

My idea of luxury used to be going out on the town and coming back in the early hours of the morning...
我过去对奢侈的概念是夜晚在闹市通宵玩乐到清晨才回来。

Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate…
上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。

cough medicine
咳嗽药

Chinese herbal medicines
中国草药

Laughter is the best medicine.
欢笑是一副良药。

Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine.
让那个恶棍得到报应吧。

He pursued a career in medicine...
他从事医学。

I was interested in alternative medicine and becoming an aromatherapist...
我对替代疗法非常感兴趣，想做个芳香疗法治疗师。

People in hospitals are dying because of shortage of medicine.
由于药品匮乏，医院里的病人濒临死亡。

...herbal medicines.
草药

And the teddy bear you gave me that I held so tight.
而我紧紧地抱着你给我的泰迪熊.

He made up a bottle of cough medicine.
他配制了一瓶咳嗽药.

Warm the medicine before you drink it.
把药温一下再喝.

The medicine is used to assuage pain.
这种药用来止痛.

This medicine is widely used.
这种药应用得很广泛.

This medicine has done me a lot of good.
这药对我帮助很大.

I felt fairly easy after taking the medicine.
我服药后感到舒服些.

The bottle contains six doses of liquid medicine.
这个瓶子里有六次服量的药水.

Apply some medicine to his wound.
给他的伤口上点药吧.

She was cured with a new medicine.
一种新药医好了她的病.

I know that he won't like paying for what he has damaged, but he will learn to take his medicine.
我知道他损坏东西是不愿意赔的, 但他必须学会敢作敢当才是.

The medicine is mild.
药性和平.

Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
城里有什么过得去的地方可以吃饭吗？

We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town.
我们同我父母在城里一家餐馆吃饭。

The clubs in town are really hopping.
城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。

We went for a nosh-up at that new restaurant in town.
我们到城里那家新餐馆大吃了一顿。

Remind me to buy another hairspray when I'm in town, would you?
在我进城时提醒我再买一罐喷发定型剂, 好 吗 ?

He was in town to promote his new books.
他在城里推销他的新书.

We flatter ourselves that we provide the best service in town.
我们相信我们提供的服务在本市最好.

Mr. Smith is in town; I saw him yesterday.
史密斯先生在城里, 我昨天看见了他.

The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.
禁酒联合会要关闭镇上所有的酒吧.

I chanced on an old school friend in town.
我在城里碰到了一位旧日的同窗.

the problem of drug abuse
滥用毒品的问题

If he chooses Mary it's bound to cause problems .
如果他选择玛丽，肯定要招来后患。

Let me know if you have any problems.
你若有困难就告诉我。

Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying.
大多数学生在求学期间都会面临经济来源的问题。

The problem first arose in 2003.
这个问题首次出现在2003年。

Unemployment is a very real problem for graduates now.
现在，失业对大学毕业生是个实质问题。

It's a nice table! The only problem is (that) it's too big for our room.
这张桌子的确不错！唯一的问题是放在我们的屋子里太大了。

Stop worrying about their marriage─it isn't your problem.
别替他们的婚事操心了——那不关你的事。

There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family.
我们家族里没有心脏病史。

the magazine's problem page (= containing letters about readers' problems and advice about how to solve them)
这本杂志的解疑专栏

mathematical problems
数学题

to find the answer to the problem
找出问题的答案

I have no problem with you working at home tomorrow.
你明天在家里工作，我没有意见。

(informal)We are going to do this my way. Do you have a problem with that? (= showing that you are impatient with the person that you are speaking to)
这件事将按照我的方法来做，你有什么意见吗？

‘Can I pay by credit card? ’ ‘Yes, no problem. ’
“我能用信用卡付款吗？”“行，没问题。”

‘Thanks for the ride. ’ ‘No problem. ’
“谢谢你载我一程。”“不客气。”

...the economic problems of the inner city...
内城区的经济问题

The main problem is unemployment...
主要的问题是失业。

With mathematical problems, you can save time by approximating.
对于数学题，可以用取近似值的办法节约时间。

In some cases a problem child is placed in a special school...
有时，问题儿童被放在特殊的学校。

She is afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family.
她不敢联系社会服务部门，以免被当作问题家庭。

'Can you repair it?' — 'No problem'...
“你能修好它吗？”——“没问题。”

If the property needs a new dishwasher, no problem, just put it on a credit card.
如果住所需要一个新的洗碗机，没问题，用信用卡买一个就可以了。

'I ought to think about going actually. If that's all right with you.' — 'Yeah. No problem.'...
“事实上，我应该考虑去，如果你不介意的话。”——“嗯，没关系。”

If they don't want to speak to me, fine. No problem.
如果他们不想和我讲话，好的。我不介意。

The rumour is totally without foundation (= not based on any facts) .
这谣传毫无事实根据。

These stories have no foundation (= are not based on any facts) .
这些故事纯属虚构。

The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。

Best friends are the foundation of my life...
好朋友是我生命的支柱。

The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community...
这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。

...the National foundation for Educational Research.
全国教育研究基金会

The allegations were without foundation...
这些指控没有根据。

Each complaint is analysed very closely, and if it has no foundation it is rejected.
每个投诉都经过仔细分析，如果发现没有依据就会予以驳回。

The students in middle schools should build up a solid foundation in English.
中学生学习英语时应打下牢固的基础.

The Ford foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.
福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究.

He laid the foundation of the science of bacteriology.
他为细菌学科学奠定了基础.

At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation.
在他一生的关键时刻, 他做出了明智的投资,这便成了他以后富裕的基础.

The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.
这所大学是600年前创办的.

The country has a weak economic foundation.
这个国家的(经济)底子薄.

The foundation becomes solid after tamping.
打夯以后,地基就瓷实了.

With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is more or less rapidly transformed.
随着经济基础的变化,整个庞大的上层建筑也会不同程度地发生迅速变革.

The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.
那学说号称最具有科学基础.

Our economy continues to grow, our financial foundation remains solid, our society remains pluralistic , and our politicians continue to debate openly on all the topical issues.
香港的经济继续蓬勃增长, 财政基础依然稳固, 社会维持多元化.

The foundation gives money to help artists.
那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家.

This old house has a very solid foundation.
这所旧房子有非常结实的地基.

Tomorrow without fail he would be at the old riverside warehouse.
明天他一定会在河边的旧仓库里。

On the 30th you must without fail hand in some money for Alex...
30 日那天你必须替亚历克斯交一些钱。

He attended every meeting without fail.
他逢会必到。

That's how it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now.
我那时候就是这样的，我搞不懂为什么现在非要弄得不一样。

I lived in fear of failing my end-of-term exams.
我总是担心期末考试不及格。

...the two men who had failed him during his first year of law school.
在法学院一年级时让他不及格的两个人

If all else fails, I could always drive a truck.
如果其他都不行，我总还可以开卡车。

If we did not report what was happening in the country, we would be failing in our duty.
如果我们没有报道这个国家正在发生的事情，我们就没有尽到自己的责任。

For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him...
这位画家丰富的想象力曾一度枯竭。

Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.
还差几步他们却胆怯了，又跑回来了。

In fact many food crops failed because of the drought.
实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。

So far this year, 104 banks have failed.
今年到目前为止，已有 104 家银行倒闭。

...a failed hotel business...
破产的酒店

He was 58, and his health was failing rapidly...
他 58 岁，身体正在迅速衰老。

Here in the hills, the light failed more quickly...
在山区这儿，天黑得更快。

We waited twenty-one years, don't fail us now.
我们等了 21 年了，如今不要让我们失望。

...communities who feel that the political system has failed them.
对此套政治体制感到失望的群体

Lawyers are accused of failing in their duties to advise clients of their rights...
律师们被控未尽到告知当事人其正当权利的职责。

The Workers' Party failed to win a single governorship...
劳工党连一个州长职位也未能赢得。

He failed in his attempt to take control of the company...
他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。

We tried to develop plans for them to get along, which all failed miserably...
我们试图计划让他们好好相处，但均以惨败告终。

He was afraid the revolution they had started would fail...
他担心他们发起的大变革会遭遇失败。

Some schools fail to set any homework...
有些学校没有布置任何作业。

He failed to file tax returns for 1982...
他没有呈报 1982 年的纳税申报单。

The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness...
灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。

It is important for him to attend every day.
他每天都要出席，这很重要。

It's very important to me that you should be there.
你应该到场，这对我很重要。

(British English) It is important that he should attend every day.
他每天都要出席，这很重要。

It is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions.
遵照厂家的说明很重要。

It is important that he attend every day.
他每天都要出席，这很重要。

one of the most important collections of American art
美国艺术的最有价值的收藏品之一

Listening is an important part of the job.
倾听是这项工作的一个重要部分。

Money played an important role in his life.
金钱在他的生活中扮演了重要的角色。

I have an important announcement to make.
我要宣布一件重要的事情。

an important decision/factor
重要决定 / 因素

He was the most important person on the island.
他是岛上最有声望的人。

...an important figure in the media world.
传媒界很有影响力的人物

The planned general strike represents an important economic challenge to the government...
这场有计划的总罢工是政府面临的一个重大经济挑战。

Her sons are the most important thing in her life...
她生命中最重要的是她的儿子们。

What do you like to do in your spare time?
空闲时你喜欢干什么?

This is even more important.
这一点尤为重要.

Exercise of the mental faculties is as important as bodily excercise.
智能的锻炼同身体的运动同样重要.

What important business brings you here?
有何公干?

The Argentine debacle has important lessons to teach.
阿根廷的崩溃提供了重要的教训.

Mr. White occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.
怀特先生在教育部里担任要职.

We have the best chef in Hong Kong.
我们有香港最好的厨师.

The chef had produced one of his most spectacular creations, a whole roasted swan.
这位厨师做出了他最拿手的好菜 -- 一整只烤天鹅.

Many celebrated chef have work in this hotel.
许多著名的厨师都在这家饭店工作过.

The chicken legs ( or wings ? ) are so delicious. Mama is a great chef!
今天的鸡 臂 真好吃, 妈妈象个大厨师.

How did the inventive chef ever concoct such strange dish?
怎么发明的厨师都编造这种奇怪的菜?

As a trained chef, I thought she was wrong but now I realise she was right.
身为一名训练有素的主厨, 我认为她错了,但现在我认识到她是对的.

He started work as a trainee chef.
他开始了见习厨师的工作.

The chef used an electric grinder in the kitchen.
厨师在厨房使用电动磨碎机.

a cordon bleu chef
烹饪大师

Every day a different chef will be conjuring up delicious dishes in the restaurant.
每天，饭店里会有一位不同的大厨像变戏法似的奉上可口的菜肴。

He is a pastry chef without rival.
他是最好的面点师。

One can never learn all there is to know about cooking, and that is one of the joys of being a chef.
钻研烹饪之道是永无止境的，这也是当厨师的乐趣之一。

chef Idris Caldora offers an inspired menu that captures the spirit of the Mediterranean.
厨师伊德里斯·卡尔多拉开出一份富有地中海特色的菜单，让人眼前一亮。

Rabbit stew is one of chef Giancarlo Moeri's signature dishes.
炖野兔是厨师詹卡洛·莫里的招牌菜之一。

The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating.
正在烧烤台上忙活的厨师抬起头来；他的脸上直冒汗。

James works as assistant chef at a fast food restaurant.
詹姆斯在一家快餐店当助理厨师。

Anton the chef concocts a sensual coupling of lobster and asparagus.
厨师安东用龙虾和芦笋搭配，制作出了一道口感很好的菜肴。

The chef is pleased to cater for vegetarian diets.
厨师非常乐意为客人做素食。

The chef, staff and managers are all Chinese.
厨师、工作人员和经理都是中国人。

Bruce graduated to chef at the Bear Hotel.
布鲁斯晋升为大熊饭店的厨师长。

At Kukhar's instigation he joined the restaurant as an apprentice chef.
在库哈里的鼓动下，他到餐馆做了厨师学徒。

Two women were hurt and the chef was bashed over the head with a bottle.
两个女人受伤，厨师头部被人用瓶子击中。

I fail to see the bearing of that remark.
我不明白那句话的真意何在.

The words fail to convey the meaning.
词不达意.

Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises.
选民对总统未履行竞选承诺往往表现出惊人的宽容。

If executives fail to exploit the opportunities of networking they risk being left behind.
如果高管们未能抓住机会建立关系网，他们就有落后的风险。

Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.
众所周知，医生不注意自身的健康，而且在应该求助时也不这么做。

Waterfalls never fail to attract and those at the Falls of Clyde are no exception.
瀑布向来都不乏吸引力，克莱德瀑布群也不例外。

With such favourable conditions, we'll have no excuse if we fail to increase output.
条件这样好, 再不增产,可说不过去.

If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
如果你收到这样的一种请求, 你不会不服从的!

I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.
如果你没按我的要求做的话，后果请自负——这话我就不必再说了吧。

That'show it was in my day and I fail to see why it should be different now.
我那时候就是这样的，我搞不懂为什么现在非要弄得不一样。

I can see getting through high school without learning a thing aboutJews, but medical school?
上高中没学到关于犹太人的东西我还可以理解但医学院?

Applicants for medical school need to do well on the MCAT.
医学院校申请者需要在MCAT中表现出色.

Most people seeking admission contact more than one medical school.
大多数人为了录取而联系了不止一所学校.

A & quot ; B & quot ; grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school.
平均成绩“B ” 没法让我上医学院.

Dawn DeMeo an assistant professor at Harvard medical school in Boston, Massachusetts.
哈佛大学医学院位于马萨诸塞州波士顿市, DawnDeMeo在此担任助教授.

My name is Alice. I'm a student in a medical school.
我的名字是爱丽丝. 我是一名就读于医学院的学生.

Economics and Business Administration, Engineering, medical school, Psychology, Education.
经济学与工商管理, 工程学, 医学系, 心理学, 教育.

Dr. Bernie Siegel, a surgeon at Yale medical school.
伯尼·西格尔医生, 是耶鲁医学院的外科医生.

The patient in Cuba is a Mexican student at a medical school.
古巴的病例是一名在医学院上学的墨西哥学生.

Matthew Gillman of Harvard medical school and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
’目前,我们的研究小组正在研究这一重要问题. ”

We must insist on strict compliance with the regulations.
我们必须坚持不违反规定.

I have to insist on doing so. As a result, it brings endless trouble and obsession.
像这样恶性循环的结果, 最终徒然为自己带来了无穷尽的麻烦与困扰.

He was at pains to insist on the perspicuity of what he wrote ( Lionel Trilling )
他努力坚持作品的清楚明晰 ( 赖恩内尔特里林 )

If you insist on leaving now , please go ahead.
你一定要走, 那就请便吧.

If you insist on your original offer, it will reduce our profit considerably.
如果贵方对峙原来的报价的话, 我方的利润就会大幅度地下降.

No. I insist on buying that.
不,我还是坚持要买那样的.

insist on people to have a great morning.
坚决要求人们应该有一个美好的早晨.

Turning to Peter, she snapped, " I insist on a full report being made to Mr. Trent. "
她转向彼得, 气势汹汹地说, “ 一定得把经过详细报告特伦特先生. ”

I must insist on more regular hours.
我必须强调起居定时.

To be on the safe side. we insist on by letter of credit.
为安全起见, 我们坚持信用证付款方式.

I insist on him marrying that PLA man.
我坚持认为他和那个军人结婚.

The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.
旅行者坚持按旅行计划行事.

But if the imperialists insist on unleashing another war, we should not be afraid of it.
但是,如果帝国主义一定要发动战争, 我们也不要害怕.

But I insist on do myself protagonist.
但我却坚持要做自己的主角.

I insist on your being there.
我坚持要你在那里.

If you insist on using notepad, ensure you only replace the numbers, not the spaces.
如果你要使用记事本, 请保证你只输入了数字而没有空格.

If they insist on keeping it in their own hands , they will only bungle it.
勉强干去, 只有贻误.

This is why I insist on this claim clause.
伯恩:这就是为什么我坚持要这个索赔条款.

I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.
我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答.

We insist on payment in cash on delivery without allowing and discount.
我们坚持货到付款,不打任何折扣.

Alexander threatens to stand in your way if you insist on taking up the same profession as his.
亚历山大威胁说,如果你坚持要从事和他一样的职业,他会从中作梗.

We'll insist on discussing this issue.
我们将抓住这个问题不放.

We must insist on immediate delivery otherwise we be compelled to cancel the order.
我们坚决要求立即发货,否则我方将被迫取消订单.

Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials.
我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。

They insist on tastier chocolate than the anaemic British stuff.
他们坚持要比淡而无味的英国货味道更好的巧克力。

He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.'
他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。”

...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.
意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg

It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。

I would have phrased it quite differently...
我本可以把它表述得全然不同。

The speech was carefully phrased...
该演讲措词严谨。

Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.
罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。

...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase.
施瓦茨科普夫与众不同的行文风格

His statement was too general and should have been qualified with phrase " in most cases ".
他的话太笼统,本应加上 “ 在大多数情况下 ” 加以限制.

She was, in her own memorable phrase,'a woman without a past '.
用她自己的令人记忆深刻的话来说, 她“历史清白 ”.

The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.
这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的.

The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.
这个短语被采用后很快就流行了.

You needn't puzzle over every single word or phrase in the book.
这本书用不着一字一句地抠.

That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.
这就是我一直找的那个短语.

This phrase is labelled as an Americanism in this dictionary.
这本词典把这个短语称为美国特有的语言现象.

That was a picturesque phrase.
那是一个形象化的说法.

The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.
这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语.

It was a metaphoric ( al ) phrase; we didn't really mean that he has green fingers, only that he is good at gardening.
它是一个比喻的词组; 我们并非说他长了绿手指而是说他擅长园艺技能.

This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.
这个短语起到了承上启下的作用.

He was — what is the phrase I'm looking for — not intimately acquainted with his subject.
他——我该怎么说呢——对自己的课程很不熟悉.

Cross out this phrase.
抹掉这个短语.

That phrase has come into usage.
那个短语已为大家所惯用.

We came across a new phrase.
我们遇到了一个新成语.

We'd like as many people as possible to attend.
我们希望出席的人越多越好。

Our children attend the same school.
我们的孩子上同一所学校。

How many people attend church every Sunday?
每个星期天有多少人去教堂？

She hadn't been attending during the lesson.
上课时她一直不专心。

She dislikes the loss of privacy that attends TV celebrity.
她不喜欢成为电视名人后随之失去个人隐私。

The President was attended by several members of his staff.
总统有几名幕僚随从。

The staff will helpfully attend to your needs...
工作人员会帮忙满足您的需求。

There are more pressing matters to be attended to today...
今天有更紧急的事情要处理。

They attended college together at the University of Pennsylvania.
他们一起就读于宾夕法尼亚大学。

The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries...
很多国家的财政部长将出席会议。

Thousands of people attended the funeral...
数千人参加了葬礼。

Naughty little children often tell on each other.
顽皮的孩子们常常互相告状.

Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?
他参加那次会议会不方便 吗 ?

I take it as a pleasure to attend your lecture.
我很愿意听你讲课.

I have more pressing things to attend to.
我有更紧迫的事情要做.

She wouldn't go so far as to refuse to attend school.
她不至于不来上学.

Who will attend the meeting?
哪些人出席这次会议?

I have something to attend to.
我有点事得办一办.

He offered to go and attend to the matter.
他主动提出来处理这件事.

Destruction and misery attend on war.
破坏和苦难随战争而来.

I'd asked everybody but only two people came.
每个人我都请了，却只来了两个人。

By the end of the day we were tired but happy.
一天结束时，我们很累，但很高兴。

I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer.
很抱歉，我不能再待下去了。

I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.
我弄错了。不是红的那个，是蓝的那个。

His mother won't be there, but his father might.
他母亲不会在那里，但他父亲也许会去。

The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...
手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。

She could not but congratulate him.
她只能祝贺他。

...the small square below, empty but for a delivery van and a clump of palm trees...
下面的小广场空空荡荡,只有一辆送货车和几棵棕榈树

but for you, they might have given us the slip.
要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。

My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.
我丈夫常占用浴室好几个小时，不过我也是这样。

He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been...
他年轻有为，不过他父亲也曾经是。

Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?
索尼娅的英语也许说得不好，但谁又说得好呢？

He committed a crime, no ifs or buts about it.
他犯了罪，这是无可争辩的。

'B-b-b-b-but' I stuttered. — 'Never mind the buts,' she ranted...
“但——但——但是”，我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。

...Napoleon and Marie Antoinette, to name but two who had stayed in the great state rooms.
只提两位在贵宾房住过的人，就是拿破仑和玛丽·安托瓦妮特。

He didn't speak anything but Greek...
他只会说希腊语。

This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.
这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。

I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you...
对不起，但是这跟你没关系。

'I don't think I should stay in this house' — 'but why?'...
“我觉得我不应该再呆在这所房子里。”——“可是为什么？”

'Somebody wants you on the telephone' — 'but no one knows I'm here!'
“有人打电话找你。”——“可没有人知道我在这里啊！”

Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races...
除了两项赛事之外，欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。

Please excuse me, but there is something I must say...
不好意思，但有些话我必须说。

'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...
“你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道，贝尔，但我还是想回去。”

Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling...
把炖锅置于中火上加热，直到苹果酒变得很烫，但不要加热到沸腾。

They need to recruit more people into the prison service. but another point I'd like to make is that many prisons were built in the nineteenth century.
监狱需要招募更多的工作人员。但我想补充一点，很多监狱都是在19世纪建造的。