The feast was served by his mother and sisters.

这顿美餐是他母亲和他的姐妹们准备的。

I was amazed by their discourtesy and lack of professionalism.

他们的无礼和不专业让我震惊。

The town has been under attack by rebel groups for a week now.

一周来，该镇一直受到叛军的袭击。

...a painting by Van Gogh.

一幅凡·高的画

'Jacob's Ladder', the newest film by Adrian Lyne, is a post-Vietnam horror story.

阿德里安·莱恩的最新电影《雅各的天梯》讲的是一个发生在越战后的恐怖故事。

We'll be travelling by car.

我们将开车旅行。

...dinners by candlelight.

烛光晚餐

Make the sauce by boiling the cream and stock together in a pan.

把奶油和高汤一起放在平底锅里熬煮来制作调味料。

The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world.

这艘游艇的船员为清一色的女性，她们进行了首次环球航行，创造了历史。

By using the air ambulance to transport patients between hospitals, they can save up to £15,000 per patient.

使用空中救护车在医院间运送病人，他们为每个病人节省的费用可达15,000英镑。

I met him by chance out walking yesterday.

我昨天外出散步时碰巧遇见了他。

He opened Ingrid's letter by mistake.

他不小心拆了英格丽德的信。

Whether by design or accident his timing was perfect.

不管是计划好的还是巧合，他对时机的把握堪称完美。

I am certainly lucky to have a kind wife who is loving by nature.

拥有一个天性仁爱的贤妻，我当然很幸运。

She's a nurse by profession and now runs a counselling service for women.

她的职业是护士，现在开办了一个妇女咨询中心。

Her parents were in fact American by birth.

她的父母在血统上其实是美国人。

Pharmacists are required by law to give the medicine prescribed by the doctor.

法律规定药剂师必须按照医生开的处方配药。

...evening wear that was discreet by his standards.

以他的标准来看相当朴素的晚礼服

Stella knew what he meant by 'start again'.

斯特拉知道他说“重来”是什么意思。

'You're unbelievably lucky.' — 'What do you mean by that?'

“你真是太幸运了。”—“你这话是什么意思？”

He caught her by the shoulder and turned her around.

他抓住她的肩膀把她的身子转了过来。

She was led by the arm to a small room at the far end of the corridor.

她被拉着胳膊带到走廊另一头的一个小房间里。

He picked up the photocopy by one corner and put it in his wallet.

他拈着影印件的一角把它拿起来，放进了自己的钱包。

Judith was sitting in a rocking-chair by the window.

朱迪丝正坐在窗户边的一张摇椅里。

Felicity Maxwell stood by the bar and ordered a glass of wine.

费利西蒂·马克斯韦尔站在吧台旁，要了一杯红酒。

Emma was by the door.

艾玛站在门旁。

A few cars passed close by me.

几辆车贴着我开过去。

He kept walking and passed by me on his side of the street.

他一直在街对面走着，并与街这边的我交错而过。

We had made arrangements to stop by her house in Pacific Grove.

我们已安排好去造访她位于帕西菲克格罗夫的家。

Daddy called and asked me to drop by his office.

爸爸打来电话让我去他办公室一趟。

By eight o'clock he had arrived at my hotel.

到8点时，他已经到达我住的宾馆了。

We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.

到那时，我们都知道事情实际上已经结束了。

By day a woman could safely walk the streets, but at night the pavements became dangerous.

白天的时候，妇女可以安全地在街上行走，而到了夜晚人行道上会变得很危险。

She had no wish to hurry alone through the streets of London by night.

她可不想独自在夜晚匆匆走过伦敦的街道。

...an apparent annual rate of 22.8 per cent (1.9 multiplied by 12).

22.8%的名义年率（1.9乘以12）

230cm divided by 22cm is 10.45cm.

230厘米除以22厘米等于10.45厘米。

Three prisoners were sharing one small cell 3 metres by 2 metres.

3个囚犯关在一个3米长2米宽的小牢房里。

Violent crime has increased by 10 percent since last year.

暴力犯罪自去年以来增加了10%。

Their pay has been cut by one-third.

他们薪水降低了1/3。

Parcels arrived by the dozen from America.

包裹成打地从美国运来。

Liberty fabrics, both for furnishing and for dressmaking, are sold by the metre.

利伯蒂布按米出售，既可用作装饰又可作衣料。

His father began to lose his memory bit by bit, becoming increasingly forgetful.

他的父亲开始一点点地失去记忆，变得越来越健忘。

...a dark-haired man sitting by himself in a corner.

一个独自坐在角落里的黑发男人

I didn't know if I could raise a child by myself.

我不知道自己是否能够独自养大一个孩子。