I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange ?
我请你吃午饭，你给我修计算机，这算是公平交易吧？
Is that a statement or a question?
这是在表态呢，还是提出问题呢？
The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.
一份重要文件的丢失使这个问题复杂化了。
Senators say it is crucial that a mechanism is found to compensate for inflation.
参议员们说找到抵消通货膨胀的机制是至关重要的。
He instructed that a wall be built around the city.
他下令在城的周围筑一道城墙。
I believe that a journalist should be completely objective.
我认为一名记者应该完全客观。
We have learned that a market crash need not lead to economic disaster.
我们已经认识到一次市场崩溃未必导致经济灾难。
Is that a single or a double you want?
你要的是单人房间还是双人房间？
It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.
我们坚信已经向前迈进了一步。
Actually the tears meant that a curious great relief had come to him.
事实上，眼泪意味着他得到了一种奇异的、巨大的解脱。
Early findings suggest that a bigger breakfast is beneficial to weight control.
早期的研究结果表明，丰盛的早餐有助于控制体重。
Can you recommend something that a schoolboy of seven or eight will really like?
你能推荐一个七、八岁的男孩会真正喜欢的东西吗？
Fay was so impressive on camera that a special part was written in for her.
镜头中的费伊太令人印象深刻了，因此有一个专门写给她的角色。
In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.
原则上，总会有一天，凡是人能做的事，机器就能做。
I thought that a fairy tale was just a written version of an oral folktale.
我以为童话只是那些口头传说的书面版本。
Remember that a marriage requires trust, love and compromise.
要记住婚姻需要信任，爱和妥协。
The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.
天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
I move that a vote be taken on this.
我提议就此进行投票。
Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery?
你是认真的，还是仅仅胡闹而已？
The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made.
这个问题等于默认确实已犯了错误。
Speculation has reached such a pitch that a decision will have to be made immediately.
种种猜测甚嚣尘上，以至必须立即作出决定。
I have heard people say that a writer should never take criticism personally.
我曾听人说过，一个作家不应该把外界批评太放在心上。
Oh, that a time might soon come for you to turn your skill to some account!
啊，但愿不久你就能把你的本领发挥出来！
Many scientists have therefore concluded that a sixth great mass extinction is currently in progress.
因此，许多科学家得出结论，第六次大规模物种灭绝正在发生。
Now that a decision has been taken, let each one do his job.
既然决定了，就分头去办。
It is with such facts that a scientific investigation must begin.
科学研究正是从这些事实入手的。
We like to think that a free market's greatest strength is its self-corrective nature.
我们往往认为，自由市场最大的好处就是它有自我纠正的本能。
Wasn't that a waste of his talents?
但这岂不是对他才能的一种浪费。
You look great! Is that a new dress?
你真漂亮！这是新衣服吗？
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