An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a predetermined level.
温度一达到预设的度数，警报就会响起来。
After only a minute an authoritative voice came through the static on the radio.
过了仅一分钟后，透过广播的静电噪音传出了一个威严的声音。
This is a resurrection of an old story from the mid-70s.
这是70年代中期的一个老故事的再现。
An end to the crisis seems a long way off.
危机的结束似乎还要一长段时间。
Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
琼斯负伤以来，与其说他是全队的骨干倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。
Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them.
把所有的专有名词大写，它们之前的冠词(a,an)则不用。
A section of the reading public has an insatiable appetite for dirty stories about the famous.
阅读大众中有一部分人对名人的风流韵事的欲望总是无法满足。
The family made an official complaint to a ship's officer, which was recorded in the log.
这家人向一位高级船员提出过正式投诉，此事记入了航行日志。
We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.
我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。
The space agency says a problem has developed with an experiment aboard the space shuttle.
航天局说在航天飞机上做的一项实验出了问题。
A visit to the museum is an unforgettable experience.
对该博物馆的参观是一次难忘的经历。
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。
He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他把箭射进森林中的一片空地。
The kids had a ride on an elephant at the zoo.
在动物园里，孩子们骑着大象走了一圈。
He is a model professional and an example to the younger boys.
他是个模范的专业人员，是年轻人的榜样。
'Villa' was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
“别墅”一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。
She had given the assignment an A.
她给这份作业打了个优。
The paper starts its editorial comment with a quote from an unnamed member of the House.
该报社论以一位匿名议员的引语展开。
Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.
西莱斯特索要那笔钱用作一座旧农舍的首付款。
We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper.
我们在当地报纸上登了广告，招一名清洁工。
The house had a tiny kitchen with an uninspiring view.
这座房子有个小厨房，窗外没有什么令人兴奋的景色。
The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.
这对夫妇试图和解但未成功。
The essay suddenly switches from a formal to an informal register.
这篇短文的语体风格突然从正式转为非正式。
There is an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth.
有个小行星正处于可能与地球发生碰撞的航向上。
For me, a performance is in front of a microphone, over the radio, to an unseen audience.
对我来说,表演就是在麦克风前，通过无线电，传播给看不见的听众。
The pilot made an emergency landing in a field.
飞行员在一片农田里紧急着陆。
The truck was an 18-wheeler with a white tractor.
这辆卡车有18轮，还有一个白色牵引车头。
The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
那辆失控的轿车疾速撞上了一条长凳，撞了一对老夫妇。
The show appeals to an audience of a certain age.
这个节目中年观众感兴趣。
The book is an expansion of a series of lectures given last year.
本书是去年举行的系列讲座的扩充。
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