Officially, the guard was to protect us. In fact, they were there to report on our movements.
据宣称，警卫是来保护我们的。实际上，他们是来监视我们的行动的。
No member of the team was medically qualified and its methods were considered totally unscientific.
小组成员均无医疗资格，而且他们使用的方法被认为是完全不科学的。
The building was picketed by demonstrators, several of whom were well-known actors.
这座建筑被示威者们包围了起来，其中几位是著名的演员。
They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
他们被要求在法庭上表现出应有的严肃态度。
All that was missing were speech bubbles saying, "Golly!" and "Wow!"
漏掉的都是写着“呀！”和“哇！”的泡状话框。
Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around.
枪声响个不停，照明弹升起来，周围的天空都被照亮了。
In those days, dentistry was basic. Extractions were carried out without anaesthetic.
那时牙科学刚起步，拔牙是在没有麻药的情况下进行的。
It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud.
后来查明这些日记是伪造的。
"I am a very lucky chap," he commented. "The doctors were surprised that I was not paralysed."
“我是个非常幸运的家伙，”他解释说，“医生们都很惊奇我没有瘫痪。”
In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable.
鉴于霍布森非科班出身的经济学家这一事实，他的成就是很了不起的。
It was middle-class votes they were pitching for.
他们试图争取的是中产阶级的选票。
It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
它是一种语言比图像次要的艺术。
A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee.
混战中一名警察被打死，许多人受伤。
The defence was that the records of the interviews were fabricated by the police.
答辩词是警察捏造了访谈纪录。
It was reported that changes were being considered.
有传言说改革措施正在酝酿之中。
The sun was shining and birds were singing.
阳光照耀，鸟儿啼啭。
She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop.
她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
就好像科琳已经死了似的：他们当时在用过去时态谈起她。
The glands in her neck were swollen, her head was throbbing and she ached all over.
她脖子里的淋巴腺肿了，头一跳一跳地作痛而且全身疼痛。
She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
她对情况的发展越来越失望。
Her bracelets were going clack-clack-clack, she was shaking so hard.
她使劲晃着，手链咔嚓作响。
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
有三个问题。头两个相对容易，第三个困难。
She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work.
她为矿工们被迫工作的条件满心愤慨。
'Am', 'is', 'are', 'was' and 'were' are the finite forms of 'be'; 'being' and 'been' are the non-finite forms.
am、is、are、was和were是be的限定形式；being和been是非限定形式。
"It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems," a company spokesman said.
“那是在开始的时候，当时我们仍在解决问题，”公司的一位发言人说。
Fenton was a good listener, and his questions were germane.
芬顿是个好听众，他的提问切中要害。
Machinery was often unprotected and accidents were frequent.
机器常裸露着，因此事故频仍。
Reforms were promised when the time was ripe.
曾经作出承诺，时机一成熟就进行改革。
In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
一些商店人手不足，客户服务出现了困难。
In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
一些商店人手不足，客户服务出现了困难。
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