He could not say the name of his native town, Ketunnel.
他说不出他的故乡Ketunnel 的名字。
He could not bear to give up the fun at Widow Douglas'.
他不忍心放弃去道格拉斯寡妇家玩。
No matter how he pulled and tugged, he could not pull it out.
不管他怎样拉呀拽呀，都拉不出来。
"O Peter," she said, shocked; but even when she explained he could not remember.
“哦，彼得。”她震惊地说；但即使她解释了，他也不记得了。
He could not visualize her as old.
他无法想像她年老的样子。
He could not afford to buy a house.
他买不起房子。
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
他想像不出比这更幽静的场景。
Either he could not come or he did not want to.
他要么是不能来要么就是不想来。
He was emphatic that he could not work with her.
他强调他不能与她共事。
He could not get time off work to go on holiday.
他难以从工作中抽出时间去休假。
He could not bear to be seen to act dishonourably.
他不能忍受别人认为他行径可耻。
He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward.
当那辆车缓慢向前行驶时，他看不见司机。
He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone.
他分不清这地板是木头的还是石头的。
He could not maintain his maniac speed for much longer.
他不能太长时间地保持这种疯狂的速度。
He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
他毕竟不能阻止世上所有的恶行。
He could not bear the touch of clothing on his sunburnt skin.
他忍受不住衣服磨蹭他那被太阳灼伤的皮肤。
He could not help feeling a grudging admiration for the old lady.
他不禁感到不得不钦佩这位老太太。
A family bereavement meant that he could not attend the conference.
他家里有人去世了，所以不能出席会议。
He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.
别人知道了事情的真相，他羞得无地自容。
He knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force.
他擅长于通过计谋和外交手腕赢得他用武力无法得到的东西。
The court ruled he could not be held personally liable for his wife's debts.
法庭裁定他个人不负有偿付妻子债务的责任。
Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.
离开福利机构照顾下的这个受保护的环境，他无法生存。
He could not or would not say.
他不能也不愿说。
Tom was paralyzed; he could not move.
汤姆吓瘫了，他动弹不得。
他没有办法。
He could not afford luxury food on his pay.
靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。
The poor Dog was so weak he could not stand.
这只可怜的狗太虚弱了，站不起来。
He could not even wait to say good-by to you.
他甚至都等不及要跟你告别了。
Ironically, he could not draw particularly well.
讽刺的是，他并不是特别擅长绘画。
He could not account for his absence from school.
他无法说清楚旷课的原因。
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