世界上许多伟大的建筑都是用石头建造的,因为它美观、持久且容易找到。
Much of the world's great architecture has been constructed of stone because of its beauty, permanence, and availability.
用一种迂回的方式来说,那就是因为真正让我快乐的是自由。
There was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it's because what really makes me happy is freedom.
他们基本上是用叉车把车举起来放回家里,因为他们不想在车上增加任何里程。
They basically forklift the car and put it down at home because they don't want to put any miles on the car.
这是一件用猛犸象的象牙雕刻而成的雕塑——肯定是象牙接近尾端的部分,因为其形状纤细、略呈弧形。
It's a sculpture carved from the tusk of a mammoth—it must have been towards the end of the tusk, because it's slim, slightly curved.
我们在这里用“拼音”,因为“拼音”是汉字的中文拼写方式。
We use "pinyin" here because "pinyin" is the Chinese spelling way for the characters.
不管你用什么产品,都应该只发出可见光,因为紫外线会伤害眼睛。
Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes.
这些矿物可以用放射性衰变技术测定年代,因为它们所含的放射性微量元素非常少。
These minerals can be dated by radioactive decay techniques because of the very small quantities of radioactive trace elements they, in turn, contain.
有可能是用动物骨头制成的管子来喷洒,因为在附近发现了空心骨头,有些骨头上沾有颜料。
It is possible that tubes made from animal bones were used for spraying because hollow bones, some stained with pigment, have been found nearby.
妈妈用一种好像只有母亲能够解释的方式解释道:“因为每天都是儿童节!”我知道我把事情搞砸了。
My mom explained, in that way that only moms seem to be able in explain, "Because every day is Children's Day !" I knew that I had messed up.
在澳大利亚,购买速溶咖啡的人越来越少,因为他们可以用便宜的咖啡渗滤壶在家里制作真正的咖啡。
In Australia fewer people are buying instant coffee because of cheap coffee percolators that they can use to make real coffee at home.
如果你能制造一百吨这种药物,但每克的成本是十万美元,这药可能就没什么用,因为没人买得起它。
If you can make 100 tons of the drug, but it costs $100,000 a gram that might not be a useful drug because nobody could afford to use it.
人生阶段之间的转换可以用休假来划分,因为人们可以在其中找到时间休息,恢复身体,重新维护关系,或者提高技能。
Transitions between stages could be marked with sabbaticals as people find time to rest and recharge their health, re-invest in their relationships, or improve their skills.
因为如果你一开始用欢快的语调讲一个故事,然后突然意识到你讲的是一些在车祸中丧生的人,这是很遗憾的。
Because it's such a pity if you start off on a bright tone on a story and suddenly realize you are talking about some people having been killed in a road crash.
对于其他听众,你不能试图用幽默来打断他们的谈话,因为他们会讨厌一个外人对他们的餐厅或董事长发表轻蔑的评论。
With other audiences you mustn't attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman.
波斯曼指出,在一个以形象为中心、以快乐为驱动力的世界里,没有理性思考的空间,因为你根本无法用形象思考。
In an image-centered and pleasure-driven world, Postman noted, there is no place for rational thinking, because you simply cannot think with images.
我用成功地另一把钥匙开了门,进去之后,我就跑去打开板壁,因为那房间是空的。
Having succeeded in obtaining entrance with another key, I ran to unclose the panels, for the chamber was vacant.
直到19世纪80年代,蒸汽船才将帆布去掉,因为早期的船用引擎经常发生故障。
Steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.
我用我自己的特技团队是因为他们有经验,而且我相信他们可以完成动作和特技,并且保证安全。
I use my own stunt team because they have experienced, and I trust them to make the action and stunts safe.
他们不安地扭动着身子,因为他们知道他会毫不犹豫地用棍子把他们打下去。
They wriggled uncomfortably, for they knew he would not scruple [hesitate] to ram them down with poles.
但直到19世纪80年代,蒸汽船才将帆布去掉,因为早期的船用引擎经常发生故障。
But steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.
一些科学家猜测,这些猴子用千足虫擦自己的身体,是因为这样做有助于保护它们免受蚊子叮咬。
Some scientists hypothesize that the monkeys rub their bodies with the millipedes because doing so helps protect them from mosquitoes.
所以在这段时间中的其中一天,我得给他们付车费,用我的出租车载他们出去,因为他们真的认为这很有趣。
So I'll have to pay their fares one of these days and take them out in my taxi, because they really think it's fun.
我用“殖民地”这个词是因为我们只有这个词描述我们正讨论的这种扩张行为。
I use the word "colony" because that's what we have for all such establishments of the kind we're talking about.
我们想在总部开会,用会议室,因为那里有足够的空间供每个人使用。
We thought we'd have it at head office and use the conference room because there's enough room for everyone there.
它们甚至可能是用丝绸覆盖着的,因为丝绸在那个时候被广泛使用。
They may even have been covered with silk because silk was used a lot at that time.
他说,“孟山都不应该仅仅因为他们拥有数十亿美元的法律费用,就试图用大规模的武力和威胁来恐吓农民遵守他们的协议。”
He said: "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats."
用这种花蜜制成的蜂蜜会产生书上所描述的效果,但只有在新鲜食用的情况下才会如此,因为蜂蜜在制作几周内就会失去毒性。
Honey made from such nectar can cause the effects the texts describe, but only if eaten fresh since the honey loses its toxicity within a few weeks of being made.
阿波罗9号的指挥舱被称为Gumdrop ,因为飞船是用蓝色玻璃纸包裹的。
The Apollo 9 Command module was called Gumdrop, on account of the blue cellophane wrapping in which the craft was delivered.
在中国,我们用红色的纸做红包,因为红色寓意着好运。
In China, we use red paper for hongbao because red means good luck.
在中国,我们用红色的纸做红包,因为红色寓意着好运。
In China, we use red paper for hongbao because red means good luck.
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