We talk glibly of equality of opportunity.
我们大谈特谈机会的均等。
Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
挨批评是当领导要付出的部分代价。
Everybody is aware of the hazards of smoking.
大家都明白吸烟的危害。
He thought of another way of making electricity.
他想出另一种发电的方法。
One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
成名的弊端之一是失掉了隐私。
Lack of traffic is one of the blessings of country life.
往来车辆少是乡村生活的一大好处。
It was week five of my tour of the major cities of Europe.
这是我在欧洲主要城市旅行的第5周。
There were periods of sulking, of pronounced distance, of coldness.
出现阶段性的愠怒、明显的疏远和冷淡。
The birth of Christ was the beginning of a major epoch of world history.
基督的诞生是世界历史一个重要时代的开始。
Out of the ashes of the economic shambles, a phoenix of recovery can arise.
复苏之凤会从经济废墟的灰烬中腾飞而起。
Badly written legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of democracy.
书写不规范的法律条文有悖于法治和民主。
The sheer size of the cathedral is a constant reminder of the power of religion.
大教堂的宏大规模使人时刻领略到宗教的威严。
The deal is one of the first fruits of a liberalization of foreign investment law.
这项交易是外国投资法放宽后的首批成果之一。
High levels of nitrate occur in the Midwest because of the heavy use of fertilizers.
因为大量使用化肥，中西部地区的硝酸盐含量很高。
The barn was full of bales of straw.
这个谷仓堆满了成捆的麦杆。
India has thousands of miles of track.
印度有数千英里的铁道。
Most of the houses are built of stone.
这些房子多数是用石头建造的。
I wouldn't dream of making fun of you.
我决不会拿你取乐。
I'll take care of that side of things.
事情的那方面由我来处理。
I heard a playback of one of the tapes.
我听到了其中一盘录音带的回放。
We were part of a long line of artists.
我们是由古至今代代艺术家中的一代。
Many of the victims died of suffocation.
受害者中许多死于窒息。
He handed each of them a page of photos.
他递给他们每人一张照片。
Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame.
目击者都谈到有个大火球。
The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.
天空中乌云密布。
They're spending a heck of a lot of money.
他们在大把大把地花钱。
The property consists of two acres of land.
这片地产有两英亩。
She grew tired of the sameness of the food.
饭菜单调，她都吃腻了。
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk.
有几十万人正处于危险中。
They chiseled him out of hundreds of dollars.
他们骗了他几百元钱。
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