He lived on an invalidity pension which came as a weekly giro.他靠每周领取的作为病残养老金的直接转账救济支票过日子。Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.政客们想要的是不问是非、甘为他们搞宣传的哈巴狗一样的新闻媒体。We were in the same...
Washington struck me as a precarious place from which to publish such a cerebral newspaper.我的感觉是，在华盛顿出版这样一份理性的报纸不是太靠谱。A language is a finely tuned instrument which it is a crime to damage...语言是一种精心调试的乐器，破坏它就是一种罪过。...a bu...
他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。He came to complain about the volume of the music.这一古板的老旧机构拒绝承认人们对流行音乐的需求。The fusty old establishment refused to recognise the demand for popular music.他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。His parents tried to discourage...
Works on these franchisees'facilities were moving ahead rapidly.这些专营设施的工程正迅速推展.These are extremely lucrative: IKEA says that all franchisees pay 3 % of sales.这是一门相当有利可图的生意: 宜家称所有的代销商要上交3%的营业额.He has abandoned most f...
一些不法青年结成一伙,使这个地区陷于恐怖.A number of unruly youths ganged up and terrorized the district.一些不法青年结成一伙,使这个地区充满恐怖.A number of unruly youth ganged up and terrorized the district.该公司因其不法交易而臭名昭著。The company was notorious for shady ...