A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.
复合句包含两个或多个从句。
It typically takes a day or two, depending on size.
这通常需要一天或两天，依大小而定。
Everyone benefited from limiting their intake of coffee to just one or two cups a day.
每个人都从每天限量喝一杯或两杯咖啡的做法中受益了。
A glass or two of wine will not significantly add to the calorie count.
一两杯酒不会显著增加卡路里的数量。
In this country the good players are pulled down a notch or two.
在这个国家优秀运动员们被降了一到两级。
We can sleep on the beach. I don't mind roughing it for a night or two.
我们可以睡在海滩上。我不在乎吃一两夜的苦。
Take a moment or two to wonder at those marvels.
花一两分钟来欣赏这些奇迹般的成就并为之赞叹吧。
The Badger trotted forward a pace or two; then grunted, "H'm!"
獾向前小跑了一两步，然后哼了一声：“嗯！”
Misgivings came; they grew troubled and unhappy; a sigh or two escaped, unawares.
疑虑出现了；他们变得烦恼和不快；不知不觉中发出了一两声叹息。
The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。
Trying to continue with a demanding career and manage a child or two is an impossible juggling act.
一边要做一份费神费力的工作，一边又要照顾一两个小孩，根本无法同时兼顾。
They'll come to the bar for a year, or maybe even two, then they'll find another favourite spot.
他们将会来这个酒吧待上一年，或者有时甚至两年，然后他们会再找另外一个喜欢的地方。
It weighs a kilo, or just over two pounds.
这东西重一公斤，或者说两磅多一点儿。
After a minute or two I left them there jabbering away.
过了一两分钟我就走了，留下他们在那里叽叽喳喳说着。
It is best to take things easy for a week or two.
最好放松一两个星期。
The rain had stopped and a star or two was visible over the mountains.
雨停了，山上的天空可见一两颗星星。
She was a disruptive influence, and after a year or two she got the boot.
她是个捣乱分子，一两年后就被解雇了。
She exercises two or three times a week.
她一周锻炼两三次。
Betty had learned a thing or two about down-home cooking from her mother.
贝蒂从她妈妈身上学到了简单的乡村式烹饪。
I've also sold one or two to a publisher.
我也卖了几个给一位出版商。
May I borrow it for a day or two?
这个我可以借用一两天吗？
He needed to be taken down a peg or two.
需要杀杀他的威风。
They give their new employees a day or two of orientation.
他们对新员工进行一两天的培训。
She's been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men!
她结过五次婚，所以对男人有所了解。
Other countries can teach us a lesson or two on industrial policy.
其他国家的工业政策，我们可以借鉴一二。
"Besides," added the dog, "I should not be the worse for a bone or two, or a bit of meat."
“再说，”狗又说，“我只要有一两根骨头，或一小块肉，就不会觉得难受了。”
I hate to recall how often I've "loaned" her a dollar or two for a drink or a movie.
我不愿回想起我曾多少次“借”她一两美元，为了让她喝一杯饮料或看一场电影。
The suspect returns to court a week or two later.
嫌疑犯一两个星期后返回法庭。
"I've found out a thing or two lately," continued the Badger.
“我最近发现了一两件事。”獾子班杰接着说。
I'm going to go somewhere tropical for a week or two.
我要到热带地区待上一两个礼拜。
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