By the time we got to middle school, it was clear that my older brother preferred meditation, while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage.
到我们上中学的时候，很明显，我哥哥更喜欢冥想，而我是一个天生的表演者，更喜欢戏剧，即使在舞台下也是这样。
How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line?
你是否会在离线以后心里总还想着上网或幻想着自己在上网？
Unfortunately, the fruit does not keep long when off the tree and will start to ferment after about 3 or 4 days.
不幸的是，果实从树上落下后不能保存太长时间，3到4天后就开始发酵。
It was only when he finally drifted off to sleep that the headaches eased.
当他最终慢慢睡着时，头疼才减轻了。
I have a tame doctor who'll always give me a sick note when I want a day off.
我的医生对我有求必应。我想要休一天假时，他总会给我开病假条。
Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind the wheel might be the only answer.
说服人们在开车时关掉手机可能是唯一的方法。
He had a way of throwing Helen off guard with his charm when she least expected it.
他有办法用他的魅力让海伦在最意想不到的时候失去戒备。
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。
When she went off to see her parents for the weekend I thought nothing of it.
她周末去看她的父母时，我没觉得有什么奇怪的。
When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned.
他离岛出海钓鱼时遭遇暴风雨袭击，差点被淹死。
When it comes to getting off work, he knows all the dodges.
说到请假歇班，他什么花招都想得出。
When you do get through, you've got to speak quickly before you get cut off.
电话一接通，你得在通话中断前快点儿说。
They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.
当他们的政府于1948年封锁了那个那个边境通道以后，他们与西方国家的联系就被切断了。
Don't give up halfway, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you started off.
不要半途而废，你会发现，当你到达目的地时看到的风景比出发时看到的更美。
Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fat asleep, electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned.
即使当我们关掉了床头灯，深深地进入睡乡时，电仍在为我们工作，它帮我们开动冰箱，帮我们烧水或使我们房间里的空调机保持运转。
The crash happened shortly after take-off when the plane was unable to gain enough height to clear the mountains.
飞机起飞后不久就坠毁了，因为飞机无法上升到足够的高度飞越群山。
Please contact Li Tiemin, coach on take-off venue when you want to experience paragliding flight. The cost is 300RMB per person.
如欲体验滑翔伞飞行，请与起飞场地的教练李铁民联系。费用是每人300元。
I've also traveled a bit, you know, off-season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less.
在淡季的时候我也去过一些地方旅游，到处都不太拥挤，酒店也不太贵。
I chose English Literature because when I started off a university, I didn't know what it was I wanted to do.
我选英语文学是因为当我刚上大学的时候，我不知道自己到底想做什么。
We can't expect kids to turn off that admiration when the same person is selling sugar.
当同一个人在卖糖的时候，我们不能指望孩子们会停止那种崇拜。
When we get off the plane, instead of being depleted, we feel recovered and ready to return to the performance zone.
下飞机时，我们并没有感到精疲力尽，反而会感到精力恢复，并准备回到工作状态。
When other teenagers show off their new clothes on Weibo, Yiyang displays his calligraphy work.
当其他青少年在微博上炫耀他们的新衣服时，益阳展示了他的书法作品。
When I started off trying to get over being shy, I decided to do little steps at a time, including practicing smiling and saying hi to people.
当我开始试着克服害羞的时候，我决定一次迈出一小步，包括练习微笑以及和别人打招呼。
When the elk got up, the tarp slid off.
麋鹿站起来时，防水布滑落了。
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