The skipper was not willing to risk taking his ship through the straits until he could see where he was going.
这位船长不愿意冒险在看不见方向之前将船开过海峡。
Crustal movements closed the straits, and the landlocked Mediterranean began to evaporate.
地壳运动封闭了海峡，内陆的地中海开始了蒸发。
Mediterranean salt domes formed after crustal movements opened the straits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean refilled with water.
地壳运动打开了地中海和大西洋之间的海峡，地中海重新被水注满，之后形成了地中海盐丘。
船已驶出海峡。
Is Toyota really in such dire straits?
难道丰田真的已经陷入如此可怕的境地？
Businesses are in especially dire straits.
企业正处于特别窘迫的境地。
But the economy as a whole is still in dire straits.
但是经济总体仍是岌岌可危。
The iconic Ford brand, like its competitors, was in dire straits.
福特，及其竞争者，同样曾经陷入困境。
Earlier discussions resulted in the first regular direct cross-straits flights for six decades.
之前的谈判促成了60年以来的首个两岸直飞航班。
Or it can merge with other firms in similar straits, hoping that economies of scale fix things.
或者它还可与其它同命相怜的公司合并，寄希望于规模效应来重振河山。
3% of the country "s territory is situated in southeastern Europe, west of the Bosphorus straits."
国家3%的领土位于欧洲东南部，博斯普鲁斯海峡(Bosphorus straits)西部。
Rather than negotiate a loan once a country is already in dire straits, the IMF would offer a contingent line of credit.
IMF提供一种前瞻性的信贷限额，而不是等一个国家陷入窘迫才与它商谈贷款。
What: Heavy rains have caused severe flooding throughout Africa this summer, and both Chad and Ethiopia are in dire straits.
事件：今夏，暴雨导致非洲许多地区发生严重洪灾，乍得与埃塞俄比亚均面临严峻的困境。
Nearly one hundred people have submitted their applications and are expecting to make the journey across the straits next Tuesday.
近百人已经提交了他们的申请书，期待着下周二到海峡对岸旅游。
The first was just disappearing in the straits of Bonifacio; the other, following an opposite direction, was about to round the Island of Corsica.
前者刚刚消失在博尼法乔海峡里，后者所取的方向却正好相反，已快要经过科西嘉岛了。
In short, Morocco's 300-year-old Alawite dynasty may start to look a bit more like the popular Bourbons, still reigning across the straits in Spain.
简而言之，拥有三百年历史的摩洛哥阿拉维王朝可能会变得更像颇受欢迎的波旁王朝。波旁王朝现在仍然统治着海峡对岸的西班牙。
The second call is at Butterworth, the mainland port that looks across to the island of Penang; here, travellers are taken across the straits to visit the island.
第二站停的是巴特沃斯，它是与槟榔屿隔海相望的一个大港口。旅客们在这儿下车乘渡船越过海峡前往槟榔屿游览。
Greek philosopher Plato wrote about Atlantis some 2,600 years ago, describing it as' an island situated in front of the straits called the Pillars of Hercules. '.
希腊哲学家柏拉图在2,600年前写到亚特兰蒂斯的时候，将它描述为“一座位于名字叫作赫拉克勒斯之柱的海峡前的岛屿。”
Greek philosopher Plato wrote about Atlantis some 2, 600 years ago, describing it as' an island situated in front of the straits called the Pillars of Hercules. '.
希腊哲学家柏拉图在2,600年前写到亚特兰蒂斯的时候，将它描述为“一座位于名字叫作赫拉克勒斯之柱的海峡前的岛屿。”
The Coast Guard, which failed to watch the errant course of the Exxon Valdez, now has a sophisticated satellite tracking system for maritime traffic past the straits.
至于当年未曾发现埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号航线错误的海岸警卫队，现在也拥有了先进的卫星跟踪系统，保障海峡内外的运输安全。
If the concept of efficiency is worthless even for each individual, it is a fortiori in far worse straits when the economist employs it in an additive way for all of society.
如果效率的概念甚至对个人都一钱不值，当经济学家用加总全社会的方法来使用这个概念时，就太不着边际了。
Impulse spending, on eating out and shopping and online purchases, is a big drain on our finances, the biggest budget breaker for many, and a sure way to be in dire financial straits.
外出就餐、血拼以及网上购物，冲动消费成了财务上的一大支出，同时也是打乱财政预算的头号敌人，当然也是导致我们陷入财政困境的原因之一。
But many other economists and many voters think that in a time of fiscal dire straits, "tax cuts" (especially on the richest earners) are morally unjustifiable and economically reckless.
但仍有很多经济学家以及很多选民认为，在财政严重困难时期“税收减免”(特别是给那些最高收入阶层)是既不道德，经济上也不合理的。
From the Straits after monsoon.
从雨季后的马六甲海峡。
Cross-Straits trade increased by 30% in January.
今年1月份，两岸贸易额增长了30％。
to encourage and facilitate cross-Straits cooperation in combating crimes; and
鼓励和推动两岸共同打击犯罪；
The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的战略通道。
A handful eventually reached the Mediterranean by swimming eastwards through the Straits of Gibraltar.
少数大白鲨经直布罗陀海峡，最终向东游到了地中海。
A handful eventually reached the Mediterranean by swimming eastwards through the Straits of Gibraltar.
少数大白鲨经直布罗陀海峡，最终向东游到了地中海。
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