1990年，出租车司机鲁莽驾驶导致的违章事件总共达239起。Rude taxi drivers clocked up a total of 239 offences in 1990.他们总共占不到总人口的5%。Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.我估计治疗费用总共会有12,500美元。I estimate that the total c...
He uttered a few commonplaces about peace.他泛泛地谈了几句关于和平的话.Conversation on such an occasion is not expected to soar above polite commonplaces.不能指望在这种场合的谈话会超越平常的客套.Emotional convulsions seemed to have become the commonplace...
The prime example is Macy's, once the undisputed king of California retailers.最典型的例子是梅西百货，它曾经是加利福尼亚无可争辩的零售巨头。Seles won 10 tournaments, and was the undisputed world champion.塞莱斯拿到了10个锦标赛冠军，是当之无愧的世界冠军。the undisputed c...
It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn’t planning to come with us.那时他突然宣布一个令人不快的消息,他不准备跟我们一起去了。Property prices have dropped through the floor...房地产价格骤降。We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms...
他的散文文笔有力、内容庞杂，有时几近晦涩。His prose is vigorous and dense, occasionally to the point of obscurity.这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.挫败感让我几近疯狂。I nearly went bonkers with...