EXAMPLE: The ecliptic is marked on many globes as being a circle inclined at an angle of 23 degrees from the equator.
在很多地球儀上，黃道被標成一個圓形，與赤道形成23度夾角。  2016-09-01

EXAMPLE: A group of friends taking an evening walk through the peaceful grove froze in horror when they heard the bloodcurdling howl of a wolf.一群朋友在晚上散步，經過一片寧靜的小樹林時，聽到了嚇人的狼嚎，他們都嚇呆了。

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EXAMPLE: The cynical company owner trusted none of his employees, and always equivocated when they asked him questions about the business.
這位憤世嫉俗的公司老板不相信手下的任何員工，每當員工詢問公司的業務情況時，他總是兜圈子。  2016-08-11

EXAMPLE: The iceberg made a long, irreparable gash in the side of the great ship.
冰山給這艘大船的一側制造了一個長長的、無法修復的切口。  2016-08-09

EXAMPLE: My young son often dawdles a bit before getting ready to go to sleep at night.
我的小兒子在晚上睡覺前總是會磨蹭一會兒。  2016-08-05

EXAMPLE: Although she's shy in public, my daughter is a little chatterbox at home with endless questions, stories, and humorous observations.
盡管在公共場合很靦腆，我的女兒在家里卻是個小話匣子，有無窮盡的問題、故事和幽默評論。
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EXAMPLE: Many cultures cherish apocryphal stories about the magical powers of their ancient founders.
很多文化都有關于古代開國者的神奇力量的可信度不高的故事。  2016-07-08

EXAMPLE: Confident and outspoken, our new young company president seeks to instigate many significant changes at our old and very traditional institution.
公司年輕而自信的新總裁想在我們這家老邁而非常守舊的機構里激起很多重大的
變革。

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EXAMPLE: As a young man, the country's founder was an outspoken firebrand who angered the authorities.
該國的創建者年輕時是個直言不諱的煽動者，惹惱了當局。  2016-07-06

EXAMPLE: The shameless cupidity of the company's wealthy owners angered its poorly paid employees.
這家公司的有錢老板貪財不要臉，惹怒了拿錢很少的員工。
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EXAMPLE: When they first saw a steamship on their river, credulous local farmers sometimes believed that its engine was powered by a dragon inside.

當地農夫容易受騙，當他們第一次看到河上的蒸汽船時，他們總以為里面有條龍在驅動著船行進。

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EXAMPLE: The organization's powerful leaders constellated in front of the great hall before entering.
在進入大廳前，這家組織的強勢領導人在廳前聚集。  2016-07-01

EXAMPLE: The brusque way in which my boss speaks with me makes me think he is dissatisfied with my work.
老板與我講話時態度生硬，讓我覺得他對我的工作不滿。  2016-05-04

EXAMPLE: My sister was always the black sheep in our business-minded family, and no one was surprised when she became an artist.
我妹妹一直是我們這個有著生意頭腦的家庭的另類，對于她后來搞藝術，家里沒有人感到奇怪。  2016-04-29

EXAMPLE: Over the past year my negligent brother amassed a lot of bills, and now I am trying to help him pay them.
在過去一年，我那粗心的弟弟積攢了很多賬單，如今我在努力幫助他還賬。  2016-04-28

EXAMPLE: On holidays the unhappy husband often stayed away from his home to avoid his wife's bitter opprobrium.
到了假期，這位不幸的丈夫經常遠離他的家庭，以避開妻子的嚴厲責難。  2016-02-05

EXAMPLE: My little daughter's unexpected joke threw our whole family into a two-minute laughquake.
我的小女兒出人意料的笑話讓我們全家爆笑了兩分鐘。  2016-02-04

EXAMPLE: In a crisis, the effective manager gives incisive instructions to her staff, so everyone correctly understands what to do immediately.
在一次危機中，這位高效的經理人給她的手下做出了明確的指示，因此所有人都明白無誤地理解了馬上要做些什么。  2016-02-03

EXAMPLE: When he discovered that his former business partner had stolen some of our company secrets, and several of our customers, our president fulminated for hours.
我們總裁發現前商業合作伙伴偷走了我們公司的機密還拉走好幾家客戶，他怒罵了好幾個小時。  2016-02-02

EXAMPLE: The narrow road was completely blocked by a big-rig that had collided with a bus.
一輛商用大卡車與一輛公交車相撞，狹窄的道路被徹底阻塞了。  2016-02-01