It's a sculpture carved from the tusk of a mammoth—it must have been towards the end of the tusk, because it's slim, slightly curved.
这是一件用猛犸象的象牙雕刻而成的雕塑——肯定是象牙接近尾端的部分，因为其形状纤细、略呈弧形。
Towards the end of the decade, China's economy was expanding past the capacity of the nation's electricity grid.
在这十年期的末期，中国经济正在扩张，超过了国家电网的容量。
If you like, move on to the Seal Centre first and then go back when things are quieter, towards the end of the day.
如果你愿意，可以先去海豹中心，直到一天即将结束、比较安静的时候再回来。
When it emerged towards the end of the 1980s as a purely text-based medium, it was seen as a tool to pursue knowledge, not pleasure.
20世纪80年代末，当它作为一种纯文本媒介出现时，它被视为一种追求知识而非快乐的工具。
Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman named Sarah Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes—and beautifully.
在《过度打扮》的结尾，克莱介绍了她的偶像，一位名叫莎拉·凯特·博蒙特的布鲁克林女人，从2008年开始，她亲手制作自己所有的衣服，而且做得很漂亮。
These are repetitive activities proceeding towards the end of the project.
将进行重复活动直到项目结束。
Picture yourself towards the end of your life as happy and content as you can be.
尽可能幸福而满足地想像出自己的生活终点。
Towards the end of last year its bosses concluded that radical action was needed.
到了去年年底，公司管理层觉得必须要采取紧急措施来挽救局面了。
So what can be done towards the end of the Sprint instead of picking up a new story?
那么，到了sprint快结束的时候，如果不开始新故事的话，我们又可以做些什么呢？
The discomfort may be sharp or a dull ache that gets worse towards the end of the day.
疼痛的感觉可能是剧烈而快速的，也可能是持续恶化的很久的钝痛。
For reasons I'll discuss towards the end of this note, I made it clear I wasn't interested.
我当时说得很清楚：我并不感兴趣，原因会在本文最后说明。
However, towards the end of 2009, the rate at which the average price fell started to slow down.
不过，接近2009年底时，平均价格的下滑速度开始放缓。
Towards the end of your interview you should have asked the key question about what happens next.
到面试结束的时候，你应该询问的一个重要问题是：接下来会怎么样？
She had been dismissed towards the end of the winter; the summer passed, but winter came again.
她是在冬季将完时被撵走的。夏季过了，冬季又来。
By some counts, that day will not happen till towards the end of the plant's lifetime, if at all.
根据某种计算，从任何方面考虑，直到电厂寿命结束之日，那一天都不会来到。
He started to score some goals towards the end of last season and had a scoring start here today.
他在上个赛季结尾的时候已经开始努力要进球，今天终于有了这第一个。
Towards the end of 2010, China was discovered to have been secretly testing orbital rendezvous technologies.
在接近2010年底的时候，人们发现中国一直在秘密测试轨道会合技术。
Towards the end of his life, he gave his considered verdict, and it was revealingly - and rightly - even-handed.
在他生命的最后时刻，他给出了经过深思熟虑的对历史的看法。
What is interesting, however, is that towards the end of the job, the network traffic increases quite a bit.
但是，有趣的是接近作业结束时，网络流量增加了很多。
However, towards the end of the drawn-out vote-counting process, the Yes camp pulled ahead on both questions.
然而，随着冗长的计票过程趋向结束，同意的阵营在两个问题上都处领先。
However, towards the end of the drawn-out vote-counting process, the Yes camp pulled ahead on both questions.
然而，随着冗长的计票过程趋向结束，同意的阵营在两个问题上都处领先。
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