He has been given until noon today to turn himself in to authorities...
他被要求在今天中午前向当局投案自首。
Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily
Many animals are in a dormant state during winter.
在冬天许多动物都处于睡眠状态。
He stopped to laugh.
他停下手头的工作哈哈大笑起来。
He ceased to laugh.
和He stopped laughing. 都是“他停止了哈哈大笑”的意思
The academic year commences at the beginning of October...学年于10月初开始。They commenced a systematic search...
他们开始进行彻底搜查commencement
This isn't the first hare-brained scheme he's had.
这已经不是他制定的第一个愚蠢方案了。
If you extol something or someone, you praise them enthusiastically.
Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families.
许多移民定期给他们的家人汇款。
That issue is not within the remit of the working group...
那个问题不在工作组的职权范围之内。
The centre has a remit to advise Asian businesses and entrepreneurs.
这个中心有为亚洲的企业和企业家提供建议的职能。
He has no compunction about relating how he killed his father.
他在讲述自己杀害父亲的过程时，没有感到丝毫的内疚。
He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss.
他拒绝收回那些贬损老板的话。
a derogatory term
贬义词
derogatory from authority
有损权威的
vestiges of an ancient civilization
古代文明的遗迹
without a vestige of clothing
一丝不挂
No vestige of a change appeared.
没有一点改变。
He had to sprint to catch the bus.
他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。
If those youths trespass on my land again, I shall be ready for them.
要是那些年轻人再来侵犯我的土地，我就准备收拾他们。
Before his eyes was a sea of jubilant people.
他眼前是一片欢腾的人海。
The momentous news was that war had begun.
重大的新闻是战争已经开始
The prime minister told reporters this morning that he plans to reshuffle his entire cabinet. 今天早上，首相告诉记者他打算全面改组内阁。
He has carried out a partial cabinet reshuffle.
他对内阁进行了部分改组。
Black clouds forebode a storm.
乌云预示有暴风雨。
Their claims will be fervently denied.
他们的要求将遭到严词拒绝。
a fervent admirer
I'm having to make a lot of presumptions since I don't really know anything about the case. 事实上我对这个案件一无所知，很多观点都只能是假设。
. I was negligent,I admit it.
我太疏忽大意，这一点我承认。
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence...
肯尼迪劝诫听众远离暴力。
They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
When animals forage, they search for food
the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf.
喂养一头母牛和小牛犊所需要的饲料
To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them.
They have a real fear that they'll be exterminated in the ongoing civil war...
他们十分害怕自己会在持续的内战中被彻底消灭。
My knowledge of science is patchy.
我的科学知识是零零碎碎的。
swimsuits, sizes 12-18, in assorted colours.
12至18号的泳衣，颜色各异
If you have indigestion, you have pains in your stomach and chest that are caused by difficulties in digesting food
International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
booze and cigarettes.
酒和烟
She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.
她不得不面对丈夫的酗酒和花心。
The tax cut issue has caused dissension among administration officials.
减税问题已经在政府官员中引起了争议。
Robin said pompously that he had an important business appointment.
罗宾傲慢地说他有一个重要的工作约会。
I have no qualms about recommending this approach...
我会毫不犹豫地推荐这一方法。
If you have no qualms about doing something, you are not worried that it may be wrong in some way.
Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.
伊莎贝尔是个轻佻、没头脑的小女人，非常虚荣又反复无常。erratic giddy flyaway
1. He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor. supervision
他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。
2. She is too flighty to take care of young children.
她太不负责任，不能照顾小孩。
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor...
我刚刚决定说自己有点过于轻率，不适合做医生。
This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem.
这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
1. After the impertinent way you acted, who could like you?
由于你那鲁莽的做法，谁还能喜欢你呢？
2. She is too free with her tongue and is rather impertinent to people.
