EXAMPLE: My belligerent brother seldom gets invited to parties because he always makes quite maladroit comments about the music, the food, and the party hosts.
我的咄咄逼人的兄弟很少被邀请参加聚会，因为他总是对音乐、食物和聚会的主办人发表非常拙劣的评论。

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EXAMPLE: We hired two gutsy young sales representatives who weren抰 afraid of talking with anyone, so they both became quite successful.
我们雇用了两位胆大的销售代表，他们俩不害怕和任何人说话，所以都非常成功。

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EXAMPLE: When my brother travels abroad he always sends me long email descriptions of his various goings-on.
当我的兄弟在国外旅行时，他总是给我写很长的邮件，描述他的各种活动。

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EXAMPLE: My imaginative young son gave me a farfetched excuse for failing his arithmetic test in school today.
今天，我的富有想象力的小儿子没有通过学校的算术测验，他给了我一个非常牵强的借口。

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EXAMPLE: After my parents died last year I didn抰 go to any parties because I didn抰 want to be a downer.
在父母于去年去世后，我不再参加任何聚会，因为我不想扫大家的兴。

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EXAMPLE: The arrogant manager would deride the suggestions of his employees and complain about their stupidity.
这位傲慢的经理嘲笑员工的建议，抱怨他们愚蠢。

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EXAMPLE: My pauciloquent grandfather never spoke more than a dozen words at one time.
我的爷爷微言大义，每次说话从不超过12个单词。  2015-01-29

EXAMPLE: We overdo at large family parties, often hiring famous musicians, and so our extravagant parties usually cost more than we can afford.
我们家庭的大聚会做过了头，经常聘请著名音乐家，所以我们家的盛大聚会通常超过了我们的财力。  2015-01-28

EXAMPLE 1: At dawn the ancient city was struck by an onslaught of the enemy's soldiers.
黎明时分，敌军士兵对这座古城发动了一轮猛攻。

EXAMPLE 2: The young executive struggled to complete the onslaught of paperwork that appeared on his desk every morning.
每天早上，这位年轻高管都要吃力地处理完出现在他办公桌上的大量文件。  2015-01-27

EXAMPLE: Last night on a narrow mountain road the drivers of two large trucks died in a terrible head-on collision.
昨晚在一条狭窄的山路上，两辆大卡车发生了猛烈的正面相撞，两车司机死亡。  2015-01-26

EXAMPLE: We arrived at the restaurant just before it closed, and our waiter's brusque manner indicated that he wanted to go home as soon as possible.
我们在这家餐厅马上要关门的时候来了，服务员的无礼态度显示，他想尽快回家。  2015-01-23

EXAMPLE 1: The cheap wine had a strongly acerbic flavor, and no one enjoyed drinking it.
这种低价葡萄酒有一种强烈的酸味，谁也不喜欢喝。

EXAMPLE 2: My cynical old aunt often makes acerbic remarks about younger people in our family.
我的玩世不恭的老姨妈经常对我们家里的年轻人做出尖刻的评论。  2015-01-22

EXAMPLE: After the huge earthquake destroyed our region's only hospital, our local doctors and nurses set up a provisional medical clinic in a sports stadium.
在强烈的地震摧毁了我们这一地区唯一的医院后，当地医生和护士在一座体育馆内设立了一个临时诊所。  2014-12-12

EXAMPLE: My sister always hoped for a picture-perfect wedding day, but unfortunately it rained, and she was a little disappointed.
我的妹妹一直希望婚礼那天一切完美，但不幸的是，那天下雨了，她略感失望。  2014-12-11

EXAMPLE: The loud, lippy young woman angered the older residents of her apartment building.
这位大嗓门、出言不逊的年轻女士惹恼了与她住在同一公寓楼里的年长居民。  2014-12-10

EXAMPLE: At dawn, the mountain meadow was filled with juvenescent signs of spring.
黎明时分，山间的草地一片青葱，到处是春天的迹象。  2014-12-09

EXAMPLE: While my aunt is a serious woman who seldom laughs, my uncle is a happy-go-lucky man who never worries about the future.
我的婶婶是个严肃的人，很少大笑，而我的叔叔是个乐天派，从不担心未来的事情。  2014-12-08

EXAMPLE: Local residents always forewarn visitors of the dangers of driving in their remote region at night.
当地居民总是预先警告来客，在这一偏远地区开夜车的危险。  2014-12-05

EXAMPLE: The scholar worked for several years to write a brief but compendious account of the historic war.
这位学者花费数年时间撰写了一部简明扼要的战争史。  2014-12-04

EXAMPLE: Our corporation must always work within the legal parameters of those countries in which we do business.
我们公司在海外发展业务时绝不能逾越所在国家的法律限制。  2014-12-03