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| - 人行道上被踩实的雪已变成了冰.
The compacted snow on the pavement turned to ice. - 恐惧的心情始终缠绕著人质.
Fear was the hostage's constant companion. - 她把发生的事告诉了聚会的人.
She told the assembled company what had happened. - 诗人把睡眠比作死亡.
Poets have compared sleep to death. - 可以逼人服从, 却无法逼人生爱.
You can compel obedience, but not affection. - 要求全体人员都遵守(制度).
is expected of all members. - 人人都爱听夸奖自己容貌的话.
One likes to hear complimentson one's appearance. - 向您的夫人致意(请转达我的问候).
My compliments to your wife, ie Please give her a greeting from me. - 她的为人慷慨吝啬参半.
Her character was compounded in equal parts of meanness and generosity. - 两个小男孩和一条狗成了街头艺人仅有的观众.
Two small boys and a dog comprised the street entertainer's only audience. - 下议院和上议院组成了英国国会. This use of comprise is less common and careful speakers avoid be comprised of in sense 1. *comprise一词的这一用法并不多见, 用词考究的人避免用be comprised of於上述第1义.
constitute the British Parliament. - 他和应召女郎在有伤风化的情况下让人拍了照片.
with a call-girl. - 我决不能让人逼著做事.
I refuse to act under compulsion, ie because I am forced to. - 他是个不折不扣的假艺术家[商人](骗子).
merchant, ie swindler. - 我受人骗买了辆不能用的汽车.
I was conned into buying a useless car. - 他极力对家人隐瞒自己酗酒的事.
He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family. - 我真想不通你为什麽让孩子一个人走(我认为你这样做很蠢).
I cannot conceive why you allowed the child to go alone, ie I think you were very foolish to allow it. - 古人认为地球是扁的.
flat, ie They thought it was flat. - 那损失对一切有关的人来说都是极为痛心的.
The loss was a tragedy for all concerned, ie all those affected by it. - 资方在与工人谈判中作出了让步.
Employers made concessions to the workers in negotiations. - 这故事随主人公死亡而告终.
The story concludes with the hero's death. - 老年人常出於无奈而独自生活.
As an old person, one is often condemned to live alone. - 我们在有人引导下参观了大教堂.
tour of the cathedral. - 女王将爵士头衔授予几位杰出人士.
The Queen conferred knighthoods on several distinguished men. - 他的表现好像是身居高位就自然有权使人俯首听命.
He behaves as if high rank automatically confers the right to be obeyed. - 人民 对政府缺乏信心.
There is a lack of confidence in the Government, ie People do not believe that its policies are wise. - 有人问她时, 她肯定了她将要退休.
When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire. - 主教在仪式上为许多人施行了坚信礼.
The bishop conducted a number of confirmations at the service. - 两个证人的证词不一致.
The statements of the two witnesses conflict. - 听到有人把他们俩扯在一起, 我感到很惊奇, 我以前从未想到过他们之间有什麽关系.
I've never connected them before. - 她以撒谎和骗人为乐, 完全没有良心.
She cheerfully cheats and lies; she's got no conscience at all. - 她是经一致同意而当选为领导人的.
She was chosen as leader by common consent, ie Everyone agreed to the choice.
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