字典中的妙句妙译

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你对民办教育持什么观点？

 

The BBC had to field more than 300 phone calls after last night’s programme.

英国广播公司在昨夜的节目播出以后，不得不答复了300多次电话。

 

She stopped short of calling the president a liar.

她差一点儿没指责校长说谎。

 

The incident woke memories of his past sufferings.

这件事唤起了他对往昔苦难的回忆。

 

The storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.

暴风雨过处满目疮痍。

 

She comes across well in interviews.

她在采访中常给人留下很好的印象。

 

By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.

他运气好，几乎立刻找到了工作。

 

Fortune smiled on me.

我交了好运。

 

I wondered uneasily what he was thinking.

我惴惴不安，不知道他到底在想什么。

 

I am afraid I am not in a position to help you.

我恐怕帮不了你。

 

She kept turning over the events of the day in her mind.

她脑子里不断琢磨当天发生的事。

 

I’m afraid the matter is outside my province.

很抱歉，这事不归我管。