EXAMPLE: The loud and confident manager intimidated the shy new employees, most of whom were callow, recent graduates from university.
這位大嗓門和狂妄的經理欺負膽小的新員工，他們大多數人是涉世不深、畢業(yè)不久的大學生。  2014-03-12

EXAMPLE: Foreign travel has shown me that many axiomatic beliefs common in my culture may not be true for all people in other countries.
在國外旅游的經驗告訴我，很多在我的文化中通常是不證自明的信條可能在其他國家的人民看來或許是不正確的。  2014-03-11

EXAMPLE: We knew we had our manager’s tacit approval to purchase what we needed to do our job properly.
我們知道，我們已經獲得了經理的默許，適當采購工作所需的設備。  2014-02-27

EXAMPLE：After passing through airport security, passengers are directed to a recombobulation area where they may put on their shoes, adjust their clothing, and re-pack their belongings.
在通過機場安檢后，乘客被引導至重新整頓區(qū)，他們在那里穿上鞋子，整理好衣服，重新裝上物品。  2014-02-26

EXAMPLE 1: My fussy old uncle’s complaints nettle everyone in our family, and it is difficult to endure his visits.
我的性急老叔的抱怨惹惱了家里的每個人，大家很難忍受他的到來。  2014-02-25

EXAMPLE: Today our company’s president announced the jaw-dropping news that he was selling our company to his most hated competitor.
今天，我們公司的總裁宣布了令人吃驚的新聞，他要把公司賣給他最討厭的競爭對手。  2014-02-24

EXAMPLE: The doctors tried to find the cause of the mysterious illness, but all their laboratory tests were inconclusive.
醫(yī)生們試圖找出這種怪病的原因，但他們實驗室的所有檢測都無法得出結論。  2014-02-21

EXAMPLE: The young new musician gave a gobsmacking performance at her first public concert, and became famous immediately.
這位新出道的青年音樂家在她第一次公開音樂會上的表現令人稱奇，一炮走紅。  2014-02-17

EXAMPLE: After returning from his annual vacation, our boss is always more easygoing.
我們的老板在度完年假歸來后總是顯得很放松。  2014-02-14

EXAMPLE: The brilliant professor of physics makes lengthy digressions about unrelated topics whenever he speaks to his class, often making his lectures difficult to understand.
這位聰明的物理學教授一上課就大講與課目無關的離題話，使得他的課經常很難懂。  2014-02-13

EXAMPLE: The blistering heat of the factory fire scarred the skin of the workers who survived.
工廠火災中的灼人熱浪燒傷了幸存工人的皮膚。  2014-02-12

EXAMPLE: At the beginning of the opera, a choir of soft voices sang a poignant aubade as the night sky began to brighten in the east.
在歌劇一開始，隨著東方的夜空開始變得明亮，一支輕聲唱詩班唱起了動人的晨曲。  2014-02-11

EXAMPLE: Every so often I take stock of my life, and see if I'm really content with what I'm doing, or not.
我常常盤點我的生活，看看我對自己的狀況是否真正滿意。  2014-01-20

EXAMPLE: The unusual surprise visit of our president to the factory tomorrow could spell trouble, and everyone is a little nervous.
我們董事長明天對工廠不同尋常的突訪可能意味著麻煩要來了，所以我們都有點緊張。  2014-01-17

EXAMPLE: In his new position, my brother pulls down twice what he earned in his previous job.
我兄弟在新職位上賺到的錢是他從前工作的兩倍。  2014-01-16

EXAMPLE: I'm discouraged because my manager dances around the issue every time I try to ask him about increasing my salary.
我很泄氣，因為每次我想求我的經理給我漲工資時，他都避而不談。  2014-01-15

EXAMPLE: I've been working so hard recently that I haven't had time for one square meal in weeks.
我最近工作一直非常辛苦，已經好幾周沒時間吃一頓大餐了。  2014-01-14

EXAMPLE: Our accounting consultant may be old but she's sharp as a tack, and in only a few minutes she found a number of errors in our accounts.
我們的會計顧問雖然年老，但是非常機靈，她在幾分鐘內就發(fā)現了賬目中的很多錯誤。  2014-01-13

EXAMPLE: My flight is in thirty minutes, but I've lost both my wallet and my airplane ticket, so now I'm really in a fix.
我的航班30分鐘內就要起飛，可我的錢包和機票丟了，所以我現在真的有麻煩了。  2014-01-10

EXAMPLE: Day in, day out, our employees work hard, which explains our company's continual success and steady growth.
我們的員工平時工作勤奮，所以公司能夠不斷取得成功和實現穩(wěn)定增長。  2014-01-09