绳子解不开了，只能剪断。The rope could not be disentangled and had to be cut.她拿了一把剪刀把绳剪断.She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.请剪断这根绳子.Please cut this piece of string....
It is, however, necessary on occasion to work outwith these hours.然而，有时候在这些时点之外也需要工作。He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously.他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。Nobody is perfect, and everyone acts tho...
My company has complied with committee subpoenas by supplying documents confirming all that I have said.本公司按照委员会的要求,提供了能够证实我刚才发言的文件.Subpoenas have been handed down in some cases, including Lehman and Fannie and Freddie.传...
We could do the rounds of the galleries.我们可以逐一参观各个画廊。The art galleries of Florence are very famous.佛罗伦萨的美术馆非常著名.He hadn't seen the art galleries, the museums — to say nothing of the theatrical district.他连艺术画廊 、 博物馆这...
It is invidious to make a selection.不相上下，很难选择。The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.当局可能会发现自己处于必须要拒绝但又会因此而不得人心的境地。She'd put herself in an invidious position.她陷入了招人嫉妒的情境。...
他对大自然怀有一种极为纯粹的乌托邦式看法。His was a utopian vision of nature in its purest form.对外来者怀有敌意是人类和其他动物共有的特征。Hostility towards outsiders is characteristic of both human and non-human animals.之前年少时对理想抱负怀有的一腔热情很快便被现实浇灭。The early ambit...