A writer spends many hours going over and over a scene—changing a phrase here, a word there.
作家花许多个小时反复润色一个场景—这儿改个短语，那儿改个单词。
Nothing gives a room a faster facelift than a coat of paint.
没有什么比一层油漆能更快地使房间面貌一新。
Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.
成年期的压抑似乎是一个人童年经历的一种反映。
A photo, a book of poems and a gold ring—this was the sum total of his possessions.
一张照片、一本诗集和一枚金戒指—这就是他的全部家当。
A couple with a terminally ill child want to create a designer baby that could save the boy's life.
一对有个绝症患儿的父母想创造一个特设婴儿来挽救这男孩儿的生命。
Kelman had a book published in the U.S. more than a decade before a British publisher would touch him.
科尔曼在美国已经出版了一本书，十多年后英国的出版商才愿意出版他的作品。
He was shown to a small office. Presently, a young woman in a white coat came in.
他被带到一间小办公室。之后不久，一个穿白色上衣的年轻女子走进来。
On a lighter note , we end the news today with a story about a duck called Quackers.
为了轻松一下，我们最后讲一个名叫“嘎嘎”的鸭子的故事来结束今天的新闻报道。
When you send an e-mail you can also send a file as an attachment and that file can be a graphic, a program, a sound or whatever.
当发送电子邮件时，你还可以把一份文件作为附件发送，该文件可以是图片、程序、或声音文件等。
Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant for a few hours a day or week.
有人每天或每周都会来这样一个餐馆，享受几小时热烈氛围。
A personal diet plan is devised after a consultation with a nutritionist.
经向营养师作咨询后，一份个人饮食方案设计出来了。
A series of levers joined to a pointer shows pressure on a dial.
一系列控制杆连着一枚指针，在刻度盘上显示出压力数。
A clothing shop is to be a key anchor in a new development planned on the vacant lot.
一个服装店将成为在这块空地上计划新开发项目中的一个关键主体商店。
Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car.
罗伯特很幸运，被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上只折了一只脚而脱了险。
A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters.
一个机智头脑加上一个经济学学位使他对金融问题能准确把握。
The plane had ploughed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.
该飞机从一小块森林中间犁出一条小径，而后停在一片旷野上。
Extracting information about the large-scale composition of a planet from a sample weighing a millionth of a gram was a fascinating example of scientific endeavour.
从重量为百万分之一克的样品中提取有关行星宏观组成的信息是一个极为有趣的科学尝试实例。
It's a great film and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year.
那是一部精彩的电影，它由一位西班牙演员主演，他一年之内就会成为国际明星。
I watched a couple of cops put a clamp on a green Mercedes.
我看到几个警察给一辆绿色奔驰车加上丹佛锁扣。
She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.
作为生日礼物，她得到了在一家美容院美容的机会。
It featured a solo dance in which a woman mimed a lot of dainty housework.
它展示了一段独舞，一位妇女在其中用哑剧动作表演了许多细致的家务活。
It's a public relations office, a press office and a private office all in one.
那儿既是公关办公室，也是新闻办公室，又是私人办公室：三位一体。
He may be a very talented designer, but as a manager he's a dead loss.
他可能是一个很有天赋的设计师，但作为经理他却很无能。
It is simple pleasures, such as a walk on a sunny day, which have a cumulative effect on our mood.
诸如在晴朗的日子散步这样简朴的乐趣对我们的情绪有累积性益处。
Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.
观看赛马的观众将领到一个与参赛马匹相对应的号码。
She certainly was a dominating figure, a leader who gave her name to a political philosophy.
她的确是个很有影响力的人物，是一位能使一派政治哲学以她而命名的领袖。
Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded trucks a day, compared with a high of 200 a day.
从约旦到伊拉克的车辆少的时候1天有一打满载的卡车，高峰时一天则有200辆之多。
A second-hand car costs a fraction of a new one.
二手车的花费只是新车的零头。
A tenant may have a right of first refusal if a property is offered for sale.
如果房产要出售，房客可以有优先购买权。
The doctor offered me a choice of a branded or a generic drug.
医生让我选择用有商标的还是没有商标的药物。
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