EXAMPLE: The loud and confident manager intimidated the shy new employees, most of whom were callow, recent graduates from university.
这位大嗓门和狂妄的经理欺负胆小的新员工，他们大多数人是涉世不深、毕业不久的大学生。  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.
在国外旅游的经验告诉我，很多在我的文化中通常是不证自明的信条可能在其他国家的人民看来或许是不正确的。  2014-03-11

EXAMPLE: We knew we had our manager’s tacit approval to purchase what we needed to do our job properly.
我们知道，我们已经获得了经理的默许，适当采购工作所需的设备。  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.
在通过机场安检后，乘客被引导至重新整顿区，他们在那里穿上鞋子，整理好衣服，重新装上物品。  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恼了家里的每个人，大家很难忍受他的到来。  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，我们公司的总裁宣布了令人吃惊的新闻，他要把公司卖给他最讨厌的竞争对手。  2014-02-24

EXAMPLE: The doctors tried to find the cause of the mysterious illness, but all their laboratory tests were inconclusive.
医生们试图找出这种怪病的原因，但他们实验室的所有检测都无法得出结论。  2014-02-21

EXAMPLE: The young new musician gave a gobsmacking performance at her first public concert, and became famous immediately.
这位新出道的青年音乐家在她第一次公开音乐会上的表现令人称奇，一炮走红。  2014-02-17

EXAMPLE: After returning from his annual vacation, our boss is always more easygoing.
我们的老板在度完年假归来后总是显得很放松。  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.
这位聪明的物理学教授一上课就大讲与课目无关的离题话，使得他的课经常很难懂。  2014-02-13

EXAMPLE: The blistering heat of the factory fire scarred the skin of the workers who survived.
工厂火灾中的灼人热浪烧伤了幸存工人的皮肤。  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.
在歌剧一开始，随着东方的夜空开始变得明亮，一支轻声唱诗班唱起了动人的晨曲。  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.
我常常盘点我的生活，看看我对自己的状况是否真正满意。  2014-01-20

EXAMPLE: The unusual surprise visit of our president to the factory tomorrow could spell trouble, and everyone is a little nervous.
我们董事长明天对工厂不同寻常的突访可能意味着麻烦要来了，所以我们都有点紧张。  2014-01-17

EXAMPLE: In his new position, my brother pulls down twice what he earned in his previous job.
我兄弟在新职位上赚到的钱是他从前工作的两倍。  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.
我很泄气，因为每次我想求我的经理给我涨工资时，他都避而不谈。  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，已经好几周没时间吃一顿大餐了。  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.
我们的会计顾问虽然年老，但是非常机灵，她在几分钟内就发现了账目中的很多错误。  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分钟内就要起飞，可我的钱包和机票丢了，所以我现在真的有麻烦了。  2014-01-10

EXAMPLE: Day in, day out, our employees work hard, which explains our company's continual success and steady growth.
我们的员工平时工作勤奋，所以公司能够不断取得成功和实现稳定增长。  2014-01-09