我的不切实际的愿望就是我们能在圣诞节假期前准备好。

My fond hope is that we will be ready by Christmastime.

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我最喜欢的电台播放前40位的歌曲和怀旧金曲。

My favourite radio station plays Top 40 stuff and oldies.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

我不得不在下星期的婚礼前把这条裙子加宽一点。

I'll have to let this dress out a bit before the wedding next week.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It repays innumerable readings and re-readings, so I urge you to read it seventy-five times, let's say, before you come to class on Monday.

这需要反复的阅读和再阅读，所以我建议你们在周一来上课前，要读七十五遍。

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And then when I tell them like, "No, we just had Armin van Buuren perform a few weeks ago."

当我跟他们说，“不是这样的，几个星期前阿曼·凡·布伦刚刚过来演出。

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In the second poem here, "I Looked Up From My Writing," the poet, the first person, is being interrupted at his desk at night.

在第二首诗中“从我的写作中来看“,诗人也是第一人称，夜晚在书桌前被打扰。

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