They said you particularly wanted to talk to me. Why was that?.

他们说你特别想和我谈谈。为什么？

'Hey, is there anything the matter with my sisters?' — 'Is that why you're phoning?'.

“喂，我的姐妹们没事儿吧？”—“你打电话就为这个？”

Some members feared Germany might raise its interest rates on Thursday. That could have set the scene for a confrontation with the US.

一些成员国担心德国可能于星期四提高利率，那有可能导致其与美国发生冲突。

The Commissioners get between £50,000 and 60,000 a year in various allowances. But that amount can soar to 90,000 a year.

委员们每年领取的各种津贴在 5 万到 6 万英镑之间，但最高可达 9 万英镑。

The biggest increase was on the cheapest model, the CRX-HF. That car had a 1990 base price of $9,145.

涨价最快的是最便宜的车型 CRX-HF，那款车 1990 年的基价是 9,145 美元。

The story was published in a Sunday newspaper later that week.

这篇报道于那周晚些时候刊登在一份周日报纸上。

That morning I had put on a pair of black slacks and a long-sleeved black blouse.

那天早上，我穿了一条宽松的黑裤子和一件长袖黑衬衫。

A recession like that of 1973–1974 could put one in ten American companies into bankruptcy.

像 1973–1974 年间那样的经济衰退能让 1/10 的美国公司破产。

Indoor pollution falls into two categories, that which we can see or smell, and pollution which is invisible and produces no odour.

室内污染分为两种：一种是我们能看得见或闻得着的，另一种是无色无味的。

'She said she'd met you in England.' — 'That's true.'.

“她说她在英格兰见过你。”—“是的。”

'I've never been to Paris.' — 'That's a pity. You should go one day.'

“我从没去过巴黎。”—“可惜了，你什么时候应该去一次。”

In my case I chose that course which I considered right.

至于我呢，就选择了我认为正确的那条路线。

That person who violates the law and discriminates should suffer in his career.

非法歧视他人的人在事业上应该受到惩戒。

Look at that guy. He's got red socks.

你看那边那个家伙，他穿着双红袜子。

Where did you get that hat?.

你那顶帽子在哪儿买的？

You see that man over there, that man who has just walked into the room?

你看见那边那个人了吗，就是刚走进房间的那个人？

That's my wife you were talking to.

刚才和你说话的人是我老婆。

That's John Gibb, operations chief for New York Emergency Management.

那个人是约翰·吉布，纽约应急管理办公室的行动总指挥官。

'Who's that with you?' — 'A friend of mine.'.

“和你在一块儿的那人是谁？”—“一个朋友。”

I answered the phone and this voice went, 'Hello? Is that Alison?'

我拿起电话，就听到这个声音：“喂？是艾利森吗？”

I really thought I was something when I wore that hat and my patent leather shoes.

我头戴那顶帽子，脚蹬漆皮鞋，当时感觉挺像那么回事儿。

Did you get that cheque I sent?.

你收到我寄给你的那张支票了吗？

That idiot porter again knocked on my door!

那个白痴行李工又来敲我的门了！

Not even Gary, he said, was that stupid.

他说，就连加里也没有那么蠢。

It isn't that funny.

没有那么好笑。

He didn't look that bad.

他看上去没那么坏。

Kids don't change that fast.

小孩子变化不会那么快。

I would have walked out, I was that angry.

我差点中途退席，我太生气了。

Do I look that stupid?.

我看起来有那么蠢吗？

They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.

他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下，因为房租太贵了。

I hate to be nasty and all that.

我不想讲些难听的话什么的。

I'm not a cook myself but I am interested in nutrition and that.

我本人不是厨师，但对营养之类的事很感兴趣。

Success never seems to come but through hard work, often physically demanding work at that.

不付出艰苦的努力似乎就不会取得成功，而且这一努力通常要劳其筋骨。

The café was popular with locals, and not with the more respectable locals at that.

那家咖啡馆很受当地人欢迎，不过不包括当地那些更有身份的人。

I am a disappointing, though generally dutiful, student. That is, I do as I'm told.

我虽然总的来说循规蹈矩，但依然是个令人失望的学生，就是说，叫我做什么我就做什么。

Education Ministers ought to have placed the interests of consumers — that is to say pupils — first.

教育部长们应该把服务对象—也就是学生—的利益放在首位。

When he left the office, that was it, the workday was over.

他一离开办公室，就此打住，一天的工作就结束了。

'You got married, right?' — 'Yeah, that's it.'

“你结婚了吧？”—“嗯，结了。”

Just like that, I was in love.

就那样，我恋爱了。

You mean he sent you back just like that?

你是说他就那样把你打发回来啦？

'Well, if that's the way you want it,' he replied, tears in his eyes, 'I guess that's that.'

“好吧，如果那就是你想要的，”他两眼含泪说道，“我想那就这样吧。”

'I want you to go home.' — 'I'm staying here, and that's that.'

“我想让你回家。”—“我就待在这儿，就这么定了。”