31．他只是笑了笑，就算回答了我的問題了。（In answer to my question, he just smiled.）
32．媽媽因我頂嘴而訓斥了我。（Mother reprimanded me for answering her back.）
33．他忙于思考，連汽車駛過來都沒有察覺。（He was so busy with his thoughts that he was unaware of a car approaching.）
34．牙醫終于把藥棉從我嘴里取出后，我才能告訴他他給我拔錯牙了。（After the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.）
35．他的話消除了我們的困惑。（His words blew away our confusion.）
36．過去兩年的一切努力將付之東流。（All the efforts of the last two years will be blown away.）
37．那件事很快從他腦海中煙消云散了。（The matter was soon swept away from his mind.）
38．飛機起飛后不久便墜毀了。（The airplane crashed soon after takeoff.）
39．股票行情暴跌。（The stock market crashed.）
40．第一眼看上去這個問題似乎很容易。（At first glance the problem seemed easy.）
41．以目前的發展情況，我認為這一步不可取。（In view of the recent developments, I do not think this step is advisable.）
42．妻子對我的投資計劃持悲觀的看法。（My wife takes a dim view of my investment plan.）
43．他們拼命向前擠，想看得清楚些。（They pushed forward for a better view.）
44．仍然有幾個懸而未決的問題。（There are still quite a few problems left unsolved.）
45．只有無需代價，自由才會被珍視。（Liberty is cherished only in so far as (或：insofar as) it costs nothing.）
46．只要你是我們學院的學生就可以使用我們圖書館的設施。（Insofar as you are a student of our college, you have access to our library facilities.）
47．我是不會被這樣站不住腳的借口敷衍過去的。（I won’t be put off with such flimsy excuses.）
48．我想寫東西，可是窗外不斷的喧鬧聲使我定不下心來。（I was trying to write, but the continuous noise outside the window put me off.）
49．奶酪看起來迷人，但氣味讓我煩。（The cheese looks appealing but the smell puts me off.）
50．投資上海經濟回報率高。（Investing in Shanghai yields high economic returns.）
51．她有很多美德，如忠誠、勇敢、率真。（Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.）
52．這所學校有其短處，也有其長處。（The school has its drawbacks and it has its virtues.）
53．我給你開張支票。（I’ll write out a check for you.）
54．支票臺頭怎么寫？（Who do I make the check out to?）
55．很高興你自己提出來了—這可省得我再豁出臉皮去問了。（I’m glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.）
56．我們都曾因一生中某個時間的私心雜念而愧疚過。（We’ve all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.）
57．房間里的一切都井然有序。（Everything in the room is in good order.）
58．他的經濟狀況每況愈下。（His financial situation is getting from bad to worse.）
59．事情在變得越發糟糕。（Things are turning for the worse.）
60．他是個得寸進尺的人。（Give him an inch and he’ll take a yard.） |
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