To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.眼见自己的身体日渐衰弱真是让人心烦。Age cannot wither her.岁月并未使她的容颜减色.As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.我的生命就如秋叶般枯萎凋零。...
He has staked his political future on an election victory.他把自己的政治前途押在竞选获胜上。I staked ten pence upon a horse, and it won.我在一匹马身上押了十便士, 而它居然赢了.He staked newly planted trees.他用木桩子撑住新栽的树....
几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.总统有否决权.The President has the power of veto.哪怕是你只行使否决权,我也不同意.I would refuse to let you even veto....