She shouldn't be working so hard – she is 70, after all. 她不應該這麽辛苦地工作，畢竟她已經70歲了。

As it was getting late, we decided to go home. 由於天色越來越晚，我們決定回家了。

‘Was he in a bad mood?' ‘No, as a matter of fact, he seemed quite cheerful.' “他心情不好嗎？”“不，恰恰相反，他看起來非常高興。”

The house was in such a mess – it looked as though a bomb had dropped on it. 房子這麽亂七八糟的，仿佛是遭到了炸彈的轟炸。

I've been feeling miserable. I think it's the weather as much as anything. 我一直感覺難受，我想天氣是主要原因。

Most of these arguments are, at bottom, motivated by a fear of change. 這些爭論的大部分實質上是出於對變革的恐懼。

George was obviously in a bad mood, because he didn't even say good morning. 喬治顯然心情不好，他甚至沒道一聲早安。

Being younger than the others, I always had to wear their old clothes. 因爲我年紀比其他人小，所以我總是得穿他們的舊衣服。

It's too late to invite any more people. Besides, you know how Tim hates parties. 再邀請更多的人太晚了。而且你知道蒂姆不喜歡聚會。

She hates all businessmen and, by extension, me. 她恨所有的生意人，當然也包括我。

I can't even begin to imagine what it's like for him, bringing up three kids on his own. 我甚至無法想象他是如何獨自養大3個孩子的。

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have been forced to close the exhibition for the next two days. 由於不可控制的情況的出現，接下來的兩天我們不得不關閉了展覽。

There are plenty of good deals available – people under 25, for example, can get fare discounts of up to 50%. 現在有許多優惠：例如，25歲以下的人可以享受高達50％的票價折扣。

You may have questions which you wish to raise. For instance, who will oversee your work and how will feedback be given? 你們可能有問題想要問，比如說，由誰監督你們的工作以及如何傳達反饋意見呢？

His travel articles are always, for one reason or another, fascinating. 由於這樣或那樣的原因，他的旅遊文章總是很吸引人。

A lot of people don't take the time to read contracts. For one thing, they're often in very tiny print. 許多人沒有花時間讀合同。原因之一是這些合同字常常印得很小。

Why didn't we visit? Well, for one thing, it was too far away. And for another, she never invited us. 我們爲什麽沒去拜訪？唉，一方面呢，隔得太遠；另一方面呢，她從來沒有邀請過我們。

The design was changed purely for reasons of safety. 改變設計純粹是出於安全考慮。

They were worried about, for want of a better word, competition from other charities. 他們很擔心，怎麽說呢，來自别的慈善機構的競爭。

Senior officers – i.e. anyone with the rank of colonel or above – get their own administrative staff. 高級軍官，亦即有上校或上校以上軍銜者，有他們自己的行政人員。

We couldn't live on that! I mean, it's ridiculous. 我們不能靠那活着！我是說，這很荒謬。

This made my task easier, inasmuch as it was not necessary for me to make further inquiries. 這讓我的工作變得容易多了，因爲我不必再作進一步調查。

They're rather similar, inasmuch as they are the same size and colour. 基於它們有相同的尺寸和顔色，它們是很相似的。

In case you were wondering, I'm here to see your brother, not you. 也許你會感到奇怪，可我來這兒是看你哥哥而不是看你。

These were people who fought for money – mercenaries, in other words.

The new system is better in that it provides faster access to the Internet. 新系統更好是因爲它能提供更快的因特網連接。

There were several reasons he couldn't sleep. In the first place, Peg snored. 他有幾個原因不能入睡。首先，佩格打鼾。

It is vital that we reform the system in the interests of fairness to everyone. 我們爲了維護人人平等而進行制度改革是很關鍵的。

There were only five people at the meeting – I tell a lie – there were six. 會上只有5個人，我說錯了，有6個人。

I do believe you. It's just that I'm a bit surprised. 我確實相信你，只是有點驚訝。

It's not that I don't love you, it's just that I want to be free to live my own life. 不是我不愛你，只是我想自由地按我的方式生活。

Judging by his face, he was angry. 從他的臉色上看，他很生氣。

Look at Helen. She's much happier now she's changed jobs. 看看海倫吧，她換了工作，人也開心多了。

I've had it with being mansplained to by the men here.

There was no rhyme or reason for his sudden departure. 他突然無緣無故地離開了。

She was divorced, and on that account alone my mother disliked her. 她離過婚，就因爲這個原因我母親不喜歡她。

They have the best medical care precisely because of high taxes. 他們之所以擁有最好的醫療服務完全是因爲高稅收。

The murder was vengeance, pure and simple. 那起謀殺就是不折不扣的仇殺。

He took her to see his publisher, and the rest is history. 他帶她去見他的出版商，接下來就是盡人皆知的事了。

Since Barbara is no longer my wife, I'm no longer responsible for her debts. 既然芭芭拉已不再是我妻子，我對她的債務也不再負有責任。

I can only assume that an error was made when the report was being typed. 我只能假定這份報告在打字過程中出了個錯誤。

Members of Parliament were back in school today, so to speak. 可以說國會議員今天回到了學校。

I'll deal with the second point first, that is to say the change to the club's rules. 我要先處理第二點，也就是俱樂部規則的變動。

Some wines have ‘proprietary' names – that is to say, their names were created by the producers. 有些酒有“專有的”名字，也就是說，酒是由制造商命名的。

I've always enjoyed my work – that is, I did until this new manager arrived. 我一直喜歡自己的工作，我是說，在新經理來之前，我喜歡自己的工作。

This area is completely unspoilt, and therein lies its charm. 這個地區完全沒受破壞，那就是它的魅力所在。

It's not really fair on the others, but there it is.

‘Why didn't you invite me?' ‘Well, the thing is, I didn't think you would want to come.' “你爲什麽沒邀請我呢？”“哦，問題是我以爲你不想來的。”

The pay cut was unpopular, to put it mildly. 說得輕些，減薪是不得人心的。

To put it simply, he was fired. 簡單地說，他被解僱了。

They operated under the banner ‘jobs for local people'. 他們打出的口號是“把工作留給本地人”。

The police are having a difficult time, what with all the drugs and violence on our streets. 所有的毒品和暴力事件都發生在我們的街道上，所以警察的日子不好過。

What with one thing and another, I didn't get home until after midnight. 由於種種原因，我直到午夜過後才回家。

The whole point of this meeting was to discuss finances. 這次會議的主要目的是討論財政問題。

He was as much a journalist as a storyteller: witness the fact that many of his concerns are still relevant today. 他是一個記者，也是一個講故事的高手：比如他所關心的許多事情至今仍有重大意義就是明證。

You see, Harry's coming this afternoon, so I can't come. 你知道，哈裏今天下午要來，所以我不能來。