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15分鐘縮短到12分鐘一班。 (in the air) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.2)在某些非洲國(guó)家城市的擴(kuò)展已引起生活水平相當(dāng)大的下降和社會(huì)問題的增多。(efficient, decisive) Sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgement.5) 既然已證實(shí)這家化工廠是污染源,村委會(huì)(village neighborhood mittee)決定將其關(guān)閉,為此損失了一百個(gè)工作崗位。(underestimate, equip)We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.3) 菲爾已三個(gè)月沒有找到工作了,正變得越來(lái)越絕望。s death. Without doubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone.1) 多爾蒂先生和他的家人目前正在農(nóng)場(chǎng)忙于秋收。毫無(wú)疑問,他是個(gè)鐵石心腸的家伙。他侮辱和愚弄窮困潦倒的倫尼,讓他去做那樣的蠢事。他個(gè)子很小,滿頭白發(fā),有著一雙溫和、蔚藍(lán)的眼睛,文雅且坦率。伯頓這樣的人,你就錯(cuò)了。譬如,要是你僅憑外表去判斷諸如愛德華t seem to care for traditional Chinese virtues, let alone carry them forward, which has given rise to worries that the traditional Chinese culture might one day vanish.他們跟蹤最新的潮流,模仿外國(guó)的時(shí)尚。另一方面,許多海外學(xué)子近年來(lái)回歸祖國(guó),因?yàn)樗麄兛春弥袊?guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的長(zhǎng)期增長(zhǎng)前景。例如,年輕的農(nóng)民正在大規(guī)模流向城市尋找工作。t have much of a chance of success那些沒有在了解未來(lái)雇主方面盡全力的人很難有成功的希望。我的一位朋友在一家大型計(jì)算機(jī)軟件公司供職,年薪十萬(wàn)美元左右。在求職時(shí),求職者事先做好充分的準(zhǔn)備是非常重要的。同樣,傳感器還能通過接受在軌道上運(yùn)行的衛(wèi)星發(fā)出的信號(hào)監(jiān)測(cè)路況并大大減少你陷入交通擁堵的可能性。然而,現(xiàn)今由于計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)和電子傳感器的使用,有可能消除發(fā)生的大多數(shù)交通事故。The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division mander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion mander decided to take a gamble . Lucky enough, thanks to the severely cold weather which made the marchland freeze over, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the bat