EXAMPLE: The ecliptic is marked on many globes as being a circle inclined at an angle of 23 degrees from the equator.
在很多地球仪上，黄道被标成一个圆形，与赤道形成23度夹角。  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，经过一片宁静的小树林时，听到了吓人的狼嚎，他们都吓呆了。

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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.
这位愤世嫉俗的公司老板不相信手下的任何员工，每当员工询问公司的业务情况时，他总是兜圈子。  2016-08-11

EXAMPLE: The iceberg made a long, irreparable gash in the side of the great ship.
冰山给这艘大船的一侧制造了一个长长的、无法修复的切口。  2016-08-09

EXAMPLE: My young son often dawdles a bit before getting ready to go to sleep at night.
我的小儿子在晚上睡觉前总是会磨蹭一会儿。  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.
尽管在公共场合很腼腆，我的女儿在家里却是个小话匣子，有无穷尽的问题、故事和幽默评论。
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EXAMPLE: Many cultures cherish apocryphal stories about the magical powers of their ancient founders.
很多文化都有关于古代开国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.
公司年轻而自信的新总裁想在我们这家老迈而非常守旧的机构里激起很多重大的
变革。

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EXAMPLE: As a young man, the country's founder was an outspoken firebrand who angered the authorities.
该国的创建者年轻时是个直言不讳的煽动者，惹恼了当局。  2016-07-06

EXAMPLE: The shameless cupidity of the company's wealthy owners angered its poorly paid employees.
这家公司的有钱老板贪财不要脸，惹怒了拿钱很少的员工。
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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.

当地农夫容易受骗，当他们第一次看到河上的蒸汽船时，他们总以为里面有条龙在驱动着船行进。

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EXAMPLE: The organization's powerful leaders constellated in front of the great hall before entering.
在进入大厅前，这家组织的强势领导人在厅前聚集。  2016-07-01

EXAMPLE: The brusque way in which my boss speaks with me makes me think he is dissatisfied with my work.
老板与我讲话时态度生硬，让我觉得他对我的工作不满。  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.
我妹妹一直是我们这个有着生意头脑的家庭的另类，对于她后来搞艺术，家里没有人感到奇怪。  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.
在过去一年，我那粗心的弟弟积攒了很多账单，如今我在努力帮助他还账。  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，这位不幸的丈夫经常远离他的家庭，以避开妻子的严厉责难。  2016-02-05

EXAMPLE: My little daughter's unexpected joke threw our whole family into a two-minute laughquake.
我的小女儿出人意料的笑话让我们全家爆笑了两分钟。  2016-02-04

EXAMPLE: In a crisis, the effective manager gives incisive instructions to her staff, so everyone correctly understands what to do immediately.
在一次危机中，这位高效的经理人给她的手下做出了明确的指示，因此所有人都明白无误地理解了马上要做些什么。  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.
我们总裁发现前商业合作伙伴偷走了我们公司的机密还拉走好几家客户，他怒骂了好几个小时。  2016-02-02

EXAMPLE: The narrow road was completely blocked by a big-rig that had collided with a bus.
一辆商用大卡车与一辆公交车相撞，狭窄的道路被彻底阻塞了。  2016-02-01