The policemen kept blackmailing him, because they had sth . on him.那些警察之所以经常去敲他的竹杠是因为抓住把柄了.He told her their affair would have to stop, because Jack Smith was blackmailing him.他告诉她说他们的婚外情必须结束了，因为杰克·史密斯正在敲诈他。The crime syn...
Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。Twelve hours is the minimum, sixty hours the maximum.12小时为下限,60小时为上限.He reduced his needs to the minimum by simplifying his...
Farthing Lane's just above the High Street and parallel with it.法辛巷刚好在大街的北面，与大街平行。He doesn't care a farthing.他毫不在乎.I am ready to pay to the uttermost farthing.我情愿把这笔债全部还清,连零儿都不剩....
...the language that is used to desensitize us to the terrible reality of war...旨在让我们对战争的残酷现实无动于衷的语言Various studies indicate that a constant release of monoamines can desensitize the neurotransmitters'receptors.各种研究...
由于揭露此事，他被女神赫拉弄瞎了眼。For this revelation he was struck blind by the goddess Hera.我想知道是谁在瞎摆弄这辆婴儿车。I'd like to know who's been messing about with the pram.他们整日就是瞎闹，在地上摸爬滚打。They just goof around, roll around on the f...
他摸清了自己同事的底细，知道了谁可以信任。He susses his colleagues out and he knows who he can trust.我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.他不仅才华横溢，而且深受同事的喜爱。He was not only talented but immensely popular wit...