The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour.付给工人的费用算下来每小时差不多十先令.I will venture five shillings on it.我愿为它赌五先令.Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.以往一袋煤值三先令....
In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.这个地区在20世纪90年代成了新的投资热点。He picked all the pins up with a magnet.他用磁铁捡起了所有的大头针.The actress was the magnet that drew great audiences.那位女演员曾吸引过许多观众....
The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富.His admirers claim that he came to power perfectly legally, but the fact remains that he did so by exploiting an illegal situation.他的崇拜者称他的上台是完全合法的...
The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork.海浪变得汹涌澎湃，把小船像漂浮的软木塞一样抛来甩去。a short and turbulent career in politics短暂动荡的政治生涯The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.当前的国际局势依然紧张动荡....