It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.
原本应该是高兴的时刻，她却丝毫未感到快乐。
It struck me forcibly how honest he'd been.
我猛然醒悟他是多么的正直。
I felt sorry for him and his colleagues – it must have been so frustrating for them.
我很同情他和他的同事们–这对他们来说肯定是非常令人沮丧。
The heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.
暖气已经被关掉了，我已经又把它打开了。
Bob Morgan has offered his resignation and it has been accepted.
鲍勃•摩根已递交了辞呈，并且已被批准了。
She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.
尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。
The hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats.
这家旅馆因为到处都是老鼠，已经被勒令关闭。
If the filter has been saturated with motor oil, it should be discarded and replaced.
如果过滤器已被机油浸透，就应该丢掉并更换一个。
It came out that he'd been telling lies.
后来才知道他一直在说谎。
It would have been nice to give him a cuddle and a kiss but there wasn't time.
当时要是拥抱他并吻他一下就好了，可惜时间来不及。
Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful.
不幸的是，将它与其他土豆品种杂交的尝试均告失败。
Mr. Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio.
史密斯先生急忙试图收回声明，但它刚刚已经在国家电台播出了。
At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne.
尽管听着像是自怜，我还是要说这对我比对乔安妮更难承受。
Then the answer hit me. It had been staring me in the face ever since Lullington.
之后我突然想到了这个答案。自路林顿起这答案就一直明摆在我面前。
You know these last few months when we've been expecting it to warm up a little bit?
你知道最近这几个月我们一直盼望天气能暖和一些吗？
The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.
这房子悄无声息，好像一直没有人居住。
It is strange to think that he held strong views on many things, but it must have been so.
想到当时他对许多事情的观点都很强硬，真是很奇怪，但那时应该就是这样。
It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well.
显然在其他领域标准保持得良好。
It just so happened they'd been invited too.
他们碰巧也获得邀请。
I didn't do it—I've been fitted up!
这事不是我干的—我遭到诬陷了！
This is the third time you've been late this week; it simply won't do.
这是你本周第三次迟到了，这可不行啊。
Any contract should be treated with reserve until it has been checked.
任何契约在经过核实之前都应谨慎对待。
The treatment will be tried out on human beings only after it has been shown to be safe and foolproof in animals.
该疗法只有在动物身上证明安全、万无一失后才会在人体上试用。
Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind.
很多人都为他用这么长的时间才下定决心感到吃惊。
Cuts in funding have meant that equipment has been kept in service long after it should have been replaced.
拨款减少意味着设备达到该替换的期限后还要使用很长时间。
Suddenly it clicked —we'd been talking about different people.
我们突然领悟到原来我们谈论的不是同一个人。
Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
虽然他们召集了这次选举，也为此准备了一段时间，他们还是出师不利。
My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.
我为音乐而生，对音乐的不懈探索已经成为我生活的动力。
It had been widely and erroneously reported that Armstrong had refused to give evidence.
曾经错误地大规模报道过阿姆斯特朗拒绝提供证据。
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