离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。It was five long miles to the nearest pub.他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.水手们在等待离港的时候四处闲逛。Sailors hung about while they waited to ship o...
He used to be a dunce at school.他上学时曾是个笨学生.Michael may have been a dunce at mathematics, but he was gifted at languages.迈克尔在数学上可能不太灵光，但在语言方面很有天赋。I was a dunce at chemistry.我在化学方面是个劣等生....
Andrew was surprised to see tears brimming in the burly Texan's eyes.安德鲁惊异地瞅见这个健壮的得克萨斯人两眼泪水盈眶.Fortunately, he died nobly at the Alamo , fighting for Texan independence, and thus secured immortality.幸而他在得克萨斯争取独立的战争里在...
...lashings of slapstick comedy.连场粗俗闹剧He never grew used to the lashings he got from the critics.他始终无法忍受评论界对他的刻薄抨击。a bowl of strawberries with lashings of cream一碗浇了大量奶油的草莓We made a tour of the yacht, checking lashings an...