The city council wants more parks, an expanded recreation programme, and a civic centre.
市政厅想要多些公园、一个娱乐扩充计划和一所市府礼堂。
An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a predetermined level.
温度一达到预设的度数，警报就会响起来。
An understanding of accounting techniques is a requisite for the work of the analysts.
对核算技术的理解对于分析师的工作是必需的。
Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them.
把所有的专有名词大写，它们之前的冠词(a,an)则不用。
The family made an official complaint to a ship's officer, which was recorded in the log.
这家人向一位高级船员提出过正式投诉，此事记入了航行日志。
She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress.
她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职：国会图书馆研究员。
She had been charged with being an accessory to the embezzlement of funds from a cooperative farm.
她已被指控为挪用一个合作农场资金的一个从犯。
He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.
他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。
The book also includes an appendix with a listing of all U.S. presidents.
这本书还包含一个列有所有美国总统的附录。
Witnesses said the gunman immediately ran to a motorcycle being ridden by an accomplice.
证人们说该枪手立即向由一名同犯驾驶的摩托车跑去。
He entered the ring to spar a few one-minute rounds with an old friend.
他进了拳击场与一个老朋友练了几个一分钟回合的轻拳出击。
He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.
他属于奥康纳家族，是爱尔兰最后一位君王的嫡系后裔。
He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他把箭射进森林中的一片空地。
I fondly imagined that surgery meant a few stitches and an overnight stay in the hospital.
我不切实际地以为外科手术就是缝几针并在医院呆上一夜。
'Villa' was something of a misnomer ; the place was no more than an old farmhouse.
“别墅”一说有点不妥，那地方只不过是座旧农舍。
There will be an overlap of a week while John teaches Ann the job.
将有一周的交接期供约翰向安解释工作性质。
Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?
管理部门里有没有职位特别高的人支持采纳不同政策？
The paper starts its editorial comment with a quote from an unnamed member of the House.
该报社论以一位匿名议员的引语展开。
Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.
西莱斯特索要那笔钱用作一座旧农舍的首付款。
We placed an advertisement for a cleaner in the local paper.
我们在当地报纸上登了广告，招一名清洁工。
She played the part of an angel, complete with wings and a halo.
她扮演天使，身上的双翼和头上的光轮一应俱全。
The essay suddenly switches from a formal to an informal register.
这篇短文的语体风格突然从正式转为非正式。
The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
转盘与电动马达之间由一条输送带连接。
The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
运动会的装饰为这个平时乏味的城市增添了几抹色彩。
A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.
一只野鸭突然展翅飞起，愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。
At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark.
在最庄严的的时刻他也会露出嘲弄的微笑或是说些讽刺挖苦的话。
For me, a performance is in front of a microphone, over the radio, to an unseen audience.
对我来说,表演就是在麦克风前，通过无线电，传播给看不见的听众。
You only have an hour to complete the game so it's a mad dash against the clock.
你们只有一个小时完成比赛，因此这是和时间的一次疯狂角逐。
The company has invested a six-figure sum in an electronic order-control system which is used to keep stores stocked.
这家公司已经耗资6位数购买了电子定单控制系统来为商店进货。
She struck a pose, one hand on her hip and the other waving an imaginary cigarette.
她摆出一个姿势，一只手叉腰，另一只手挥动着一支假想的香烟。
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