Things are not "made up" in Frost, not "made up" in the sense of imagined, but called up out of thin air, like fairies and elves.
在弗罗斯特的作品中,事物不是“虚构的”,不是想象中的“虚构”,而是凭空虚构出来的,就像仙女和精灵一样。
Mary wanted to write, but called instead.
玛丽想写信,但后来还是打电话了。
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor but called in Spain Carlos I, extended his crown to other places in Europe and the rest of the world.
神圣罗马教皇查里斯五世(Charles V, Holy RomanEmperor)--在西班牙被称为卡洛斯一世(CarlosI),将他的王权扩展到欧洲的其它地区和世界的其它角落。
The Israeli study suggested there may be an association between heavy mobile phone use and the risk of salivary gland tumors but called for further study.
以色列的研究指出也许在频繁的手机使用和唾液腺肿瘤风险之间有着联系但是呼吁更进一步的研究。
I called the police but they weren't very helpful.
我叫了警察,但他们不太肯帮忙。
我打电话给利兹,但她不在家。
I wanted to keep in touch, but when I called him he gave me the brush-off.
我想和他保持联系,可是当我打电话时,他却不理我。
But, there's a type of rapid expansion, what might be called the hysterical or irrational boom that pretty much always leads to a bust.
然而,确实存在一种剧烈的行业扩张,被称为超速或非理性繁荣,它通常以产业泡沫破裂而终结。
Whenever we say "Asia Minor", we're talking about that section around the Mediterranean, but it was called Asia Minor generally in the Roman imperial period.
当我们说到“小亚细亚“,指的便是地中海附近,但在罗马帝国时代,它通常被称为小亚细亚。
Emily, you are playing video games again! I called you last night, but nobody answered.
艾米丽,你又在玩电子游戏了!我昨晚给你打电话了,但是没人接。
She called them one after another by name, but no one answered.
她一个接着一个地叫它们的名字,但是没有人回答。
Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but wouldn't say where he was.
几天后,哥哥打电话来说他一切都好,但不愿意说他在哪儿。
Gerda called to them, for she thought they were alive; but they, of course, did not answer.
格尔达叫他们,因为她以为他们是真的;但是他们当然没有回答。
The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas (it's been called the most dangerous fault in America), but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.
卡斯卡迪亚地震带足够大,可以与圣安地列斯(它被称为美国最危险的断层)相媲美,但它的知名度远不及它在加州的表亲。
Such a rhythm whose period is approximately—but not exactly—a day is called circadian.
这种以近似于——但不完全是——一天为周期的节律,叫做昼夜节律。
These are often called tidal waves, but the name is incorrect.
这些通常被称为潮汐波,但名称是不正确的。
Moreover, historians study people across the nation, but much literary scholarship called "American" actually examines works produced in northeastern states.
此外,历史学家研究的是全国各地的人,但很多被称为“美国人”的文学学者实际上研究的是美国东北部各州的作品。
"The Greeks and Romans," said the old man, "called her a Dryad; but that we do not understand."
老人回答说:“罗马人和希腊人把她称为树仙,但我们不明白。”
My first name is Theodore, but I don't like it, for the fellows called me Dora, so I made them say Laurie instead.
我的名字是西奥多,但我不喜欢它,因为伙伴们把我叫做多拉,所以我让他们改叫劳里。
Isadora Duncan did study ballet briefly as a child, but she quickly developed her own unique style, which she called free dance.
伊莎多拉·邓肯小时候曾短时间学习过芭蕾舞,但她很快就发展出了自己独特的风格,她称之为自由舞蹈。
You see, the first "videophones"—that's what they're called—were made in Japan, but they can only show a still black and white image, so this videophone is much better than that.
你看,第一批被称作“可视电话”的设备是日本制造的,但它们只能显示静止的黑白图像,所以这款可视电话要比那款好得多。
Daisy called her daffy, but goodhearted.
黛茜说她傻乎乎的,但心肠很好。
He risks defeat in the referendum that he called, but which threatens to boomerang against him.
他冒着失败的风险呼吁全民投票,但这很可能会使他面临自作自受的危险。
I called several times, but only got the answering machine.
我打了几次电话,但只有电话答录机答话。
I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance.
我想你不会在家,只是碰碰运气顺路来看一下。
Mr. Sesemann called to him, but with no success, for the boy kept at a shy distance.
塞舍曼先生叫他,但没有成功,因为男孩害羞地保持着距离。
We found the beach, but Piglet, as she was called, had moved to a macadamia-nut orchard farther north.
我们找到海滩,但珮莉,大家都这样称呼她,已转移到更远的北部一个坚果园。
I didn't have the commercial price for the chickenpox vaccine called Varivax but you can imagine that it's even more than $50 a dose for that one.
我不知道水痘疫苗伏痘敏的商业价格,但是你可以想象一下,那种疫苗每支的价格要超过五十美元。
Heidi now called to him to come down, but as reply he only grumbled:"Shan't come."
海蒂叫他下来,但他只嘟囔着:“我不去。”
Plant biology is complex and fascinating, but it differs so greatly from that of animals that so-called evidence of plants' intelligence is inconclusive, the authors wrote.
作者写道,植物的生命机理复杂且有趣,但与动物的生命机理差异非常大,以至于所谓的能证明植物有意识的证据虽然有趣,却站不住脚。
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