信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.她简单几句话就杀了他的威风。In a few words she had put him in his place.虽然地税在细节上复杂得要命，但在本质上却很简单。Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes ...
Thomas now faces eviction from his squat.托马斯现在要被从他占住的房子里驱赶出来。The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.这个家庭暂时免于被逐出.He claimed damages for unlawful eviction.他要求对非法驱逐作出赔偿....
The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.这家公司的主管们觉得他值得栽培。Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.无铅汽油每加仑涨了1分多。Penny's only son was the apple of her eye.彭妮的独子是她的心肝宝贝。...