The contract specifies red tiles, not slates, for the roof.合同规定屋顶用红瓦, 并非石板瓦.They roofed the house with slates.他们用石板瓦做屋顶.The house was silent but for the scraping of a branch on the slates.这所房子寂静无声,只听见树枝刮擦着石板瓦吱吱作响....
Economic forecasters may be deluding themselves if they are counting on a quick, strong recovery.经济预测家如果在指望经济快速强劲的回复,可能只是自欺欺人.Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governo...