You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.
你得很有毅力才能成为一名顶级舞蹈家。
A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.
学历不足可能成为谋职的主要障碍。
It used to be a private, exclusive club, and now it's open to all New Yorkers.
它曾是一家高档的私人俱乐部，而现在它对所有纽约人开放。
It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.
如果千里迢迢去澳大利亚而不在悉尼停留，那就是大错特错。
Arthur's drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
阿瑟酗酒导致他被关进了一家精神病院。
The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.
结果证明该公司是一个非常仁慈的雇主。
They want to be somebody, want to be able to go home a big, badass Marine.
他们希望能成为大人物，以能呼风唤雨的海军陆战队军官的身份返乡。
He must be a newcomer to town and he obviously didn't understand our local customs.
他肯定是新到小城，显然不了解我们当地习俗。
It will be sold to a joint venture created by Dow Jones and Westinghouse Broadcasting.
它将被卖给一家由道琼斯和西屋广播建立的合资企业。
If the drought continues there's going to be a famine.
如果旱灾继续下去很可能要发生饥荒。
He was reputed to be a woman-hater.
据说他是个厌女者。
She used to be a singer of some renown.
她过去是个小有名气的歌手。
Employee appointment to the council will be subject to a term of probation of 6 months.
到该理事会任职须经过6个月的试用期。
Business sponsorship must be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public funding.
商业赞助必须是公共资助的补充而非替代物。
Despite all the hoopla, Palo Alto's 100th birthday party is actually designed to be a simple, down-to-earth affair.
除了喧闹外，帕罗奥图一百岁生日聚会实际上被设计为一个简朴实惠的活动。
She may no longer be a slave to the studio system, but she still has a duty to her fans.
她也许不再受制片公司制度的控制了，但她对其粉丝还负有责任。
I had assumed him to be a Belgian.
我本以为他是比利时人。
The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win.
这次比赛结果成为一场恶战，因为两个人都志在必得。
It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.
经过表决决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。
To an outsider it may appear to be a glamorous job.
在外面的人看来，这似乎是一件令人向往的工作。
She wants to be a ballet dancer.
她想当芭蕾舞演员。
There will be a written examination to complement the practical test.
会有一次书面考试来补充实践测试。
The three-race series will be a curtain-raiser to the Monaco Grand Prix in May.
这三场系列赛将为五月的摩纳哥大奖赛拉开序幕。
Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.
写信好像已是昔日的事情了。
My guess of 400 proved to be a serious underestimate.
我猜400，结果证明是严重的低估。
She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
她已经开始对小说写作有点厌倦了。
I don't want to be a nuisance so tell me if you want to be alone.
我不想讨人嫌，你要是想一个人待着就说一声。
His accent proclaimed him to be a Scot.
他的口音表明他是苏格兰人。
The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.
这部电影原来是一部扣人心弦的惊险片。
On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.
经过更加仔细的查看，那幅画被证实是件赝品。
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