All comers to the Sphinx were asked a riddle, and failure to solve it meant death.
所有来到斯芬克斯面前的人都被问了一个谜语,解答不了就意味着死亡。
Nature is indeed like a riddle, some areas of which are beyond the reach of science and technology, at least in the foreseeable future.
大自然确实像一个谜,其中一些领域是科学技术无法触及的,至少在可预见的未来是这样。
My discovery of Mary Jackson was, as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend; years ago I was given a copy of Tell Me A Riddle.
事实上,我发现玛丽·杰克逊是因为一位朋友送给我的礼物;几年前,有人给了我一本《告诉我一个谜语》。
But behold a marvel and a riddle!
然而,请记住那个奇迹和谜语吧!
Sooner or later, my answer to a riddle will be opened.
总有一天,我的谜底会解开。
Life is a mystery to be LIVED - not a riddle to be solved or understood.
生命是生活的秘密——不是要解决或要理解的谜语。
Baroness: you know, you're much less of a riddle when I see you here, George.
男爵夫人:乔治,你知道吗,在这儿看你,你就已经不再是个难解的迷了。
One day, in heaven garden, she met a charming man named night, just like a riddle.
有一天,在上帝的花园里,她碰到了暗夜,一个谜一样的男子。
What is certain, though, is that 'the curse of the mummy' remains a riddle to this day.
但是,有一点仍然可以肯定,木乃伊的诅咒至今仍是一个谜。
All that Silver said was a riddle to him, but you would never have guessed it from his tone.
西尔弗所说的这一切,对他来说是一个谜,但是你从他的口气中却决不会察觉出来。
All that Silver said was a riddle to him, but you would never have guessed it from his tone.
其实希尔弗所说的一切对船长来说全是个谜,不过你根本无法从船长说话的口气中听出来。
There is a riddle, which spreads in people: in world, what is the longest but is also the shortest thing?
有这么一个流传于世的谜语:世界上什么东西最长又最短?
As more of us do business across cultures and far-flung offices, every meeting can feel like a riddle.
现在,更多人把生意扩展到不同的文化地域,办公室遍布世界各地,每次开会都感觉像是一个谜。
That puts puns in contrast to, say, a riddle about how many psychiatrists it takes to screw in a light bulb.
这就把双关比作一个问“装上一个灯泡需要多少精神病医生”的谜语。
With the last of the answer to a riddle is announced, oh, this is the pleasure of reading this suspense.
随着最后答案的揭晓,哦,这就是阅读这本悬疑的乐趣。
The scurf can inherit, but the reason why caused the creation of slice-like in shape thing still a riddle.
头皮屑可以遗传,但什么原因导致了片状东西的产生还是一个谜。
One might argue, as Churchill did of Russia, that it is "a riddle wrapped up in mystery, inside an enigma".
也许有些人认为不就是,丘吉尔曾经评价俄罗斯那句话吗—一个神秘的谜中谜。
Round about this time, the Thebans were troubled by a woman headed monster, called Sphinx, who produced a riddle to them.
就在这个时候,底比斯人正被一个女人头怪物的困扰,所谓的狮身人面像,谁给他们出了一个谜语。
There's a quality of legend about freaks. Like a person in a fairy tale who stops you and demands that you answer a riddle.
生活中关于畸形的人有着不少传奇的故事,就像那个童话中拦住你并要求你回答一个谜语的人。
Teacher: Boys, I have a riddle to ask you. There's something wearing beautiful feathers, and it can wake you up every morning.
老师:孩子们,来猜个谜语:有一种东西,浑身都是漂亮的羽毛,每天早晨它能叫你起床。
In the Zhang Yimous movies the feminine temperament is the focal point by the scholars, and is also a riddle full of mystery.
张艺谋电影中的女性情结是学界关注的焦点,也是一个充满神秘色彩的谜。
Teacher: Boys, I have a riddle to ask you. There's something wearing beautiful feather, and it can wake you up every morning.
老师:孩子们,我有个谜语要你们猜:有一种东西,浑身都是漂亮的羽毛,每天早晨它能叫你起床。
May 27, 2010—On May 14, World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shared a riddle and a “big idea” with fellow Harvard alumni.
2010年5月27日—今年5月14日,世界银行常务副行长同哈佛大学校友们分享了一个谜底和一个“大胆的想法”。
"Of a truth, friend, that matter remaineth a riddle; and the Daniel who shall expound it is yet a-wanting," answered the townsman.
“说实在的,朋友,那件事还是一个谜呢;象但以理①那样聪明的解谜人,我们这儿还没有哪,”那镇上人回答说。
In spite of all we have learned from space flights, the moon is still a riddle from the distant past-and will be for a long time to come.
尽管我们已经从空间飞行中了解了一些,月球仍然是来自遥远过去的一个谜,而且仍将会在未来很长一段时间如此。
These street photos pose a riddle - they see something that the passer-by doesn't notice, and that only the photographer anticipates.
这些街头的照片构成了谜一般的结局,游客们似乎都不会注意照相机,只有摄影家在期待着什么。
In spite of all we have learned from space flights, the moon is still a riddle from the distant past-and will be for a long time to ome.
尽管我们已经从空间飞行中了解了一些,月球仍然是来自遥远过去的一个谜,而且仍将会在未来很长一段时间如此。
In spite of all we have learned from space flights, the moon is still a riddle from the distant past-and will be for a long time to ome.
尽管我们已经从空间飞行中了解了一些,月球仍然是来自遥远过去的一个谜,而且仍将会在未来很长一段时间如此。
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