A waiter came and hovered. John caught my look and we both got up and, ignoring the waiter, made our way to the buffet.

一个侍者走了过来，候在附近。约翰领会了我的眼神，我们两个都站了起来，没有理睬那个侍者，朝自助餐台走去。

Six of the 38 people were Russian citizens.

38 个人中有 6 个是俄罗斯公民。

There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat.

肉类消费量略有增长。

Of the 9,660 cases processed last year, only 10 per cent were totally rejected.

去年受理的 9,660 宗案件中，只有 10% 被完全驳回。

It's always hard to speculate about the future.

未来一向很难预测。

Amy sat outside in the sun.

埃米坐在外面太阳底下。

He lay in the darkness, pretending to sleep.

他躺在黑暗中，假装睡觉。

The doctor's on his way.

医生正在路上。

Who was that on the phone?.

刚才打电话的是谁啊？

You're old enough to travel on the train by yourself.

你长大了，能一个人坐火车了。

They have a generator when the electricity fails.

他们有一台发电机，以备停电时所需。

Four executive journalists were detained for questioning by the police today.

警察今天拘留了 4 名执行记者进行讯问。

He took a can of beer from the fridge.

他从冰箱里取出一罐啤酒。

'How's the family?' — 'Just fine, thank you.'.

“家里人都好吧？”—“都好，谢谢。”

I patted him on the head.

我拍了拍他的头。

She took Gill by the hand.

她拉起吉尔的手。

An area in which the computer has made considerable strides in recent years is in playing chess.

近年来，计算机应用取得长足进步的一个领域是国际象棋。

After dogs, the horse has had the closest relationship with man.

除了狗以外，就数马和人的关系最密切了。

Did you play the piano as a child?.

你小时候弹过钢琴吗？

She was trying to teach him to play the guitar.

她在试着教他弹吉他。

The Japanese, Americans, and even the French and Germans, judge economic policies by results.

日本人、美国人，甚至法国人和德国人，都依据结果来评判经济政策的好坏。

Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.

洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。

...care for the elderly and the disabled.

对老人和残疾人的照顾

...a 400 acre farm owned by the Allens.

艾伦家的一个面积为 400 英亩的农场

The Taylors decided that they would employ an architect to do the work.

泰勒家决定雇个建筑师来干这个活。

He knows he's wishing for the impossible.

他清楚他在期盼一件不可能发生的事。

I thought you might like to read the enclosed.

我想你或许想要读一下信封里的内容。

She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property.

她可能没有足够的钱来维护或修葺她的房产。

We must have the patience to continue to work until we will find a peaceful solution.

我们一定要耐下心来继续努力，直到找出和平的解决方案为止。

Carl couldn't even raise the energy for a smile.

卡尔就连挤出一丝微笑的力气都没有了。

The company was alleged to have leaked the news to the Daily Mail.

据称，那家公司将消息透露给了《每日邮报》。

...the Albert Hall.

艾伯特音乐厅

The King has already agreed that the President of the Nepal Congress should be the Prime Minister.

国王已经同意由尼泊尔大会党主席担任首相。

The meeting should take place on the fifth of May.

会议将会于 5 月 5 日举行。

Marco Polo is said to have sailed on the Pacific on his way to Java in the thirteenth century.

据说，13 世纪时，马可·波罗在去爪哇岛的途中在太平洋上航行过。

One ferry operator 'Sealink' said it was now running a full service for the first time in five weeks.

“海联”轮渡公司称，这是其 5 个星期以来头一次全面运营。

It's sometimes hard to imagine how bad things were in the thirties.

有时很难想象 30 年代的日子有多么困难。

Brisk daily walks are still the best exercise for young and old alike.

不管年轻人还是老人，每天快步行走仍是最好的锻炼方式。

The Mayor of West Berlin described the Germans as the happiest people in the world.

西柏林市长称德国人是世界上最幸福的人。

This engine uses all the most modern technology.

这个发动机汇集了现代最顶尖的科技。

The third girl answered the most audibly.

第三个女孩回答的声音最响亮。

The longer you have been in shape in the past, the quicker you will regain fitness in future.

过去健美身形保持的时间越长，将来身材恢复得就越快。

The more confidence you build up in yourself, the greater are your chances of success.

树立的自信心越强，成功的把握就越大。

New Japanese cars averaged 13 km to the litre in 1981.

1981 年，新型的日产汽车平均每升汽油能跑 13 千米。

Some analysts predicted that the exchange rate would soon be $2 to the pound.

一些分析人士预测，英镑对美元的汇率将很快达到1:2。

Camden Market is the place to be on a Saturday or Sunday.

卡姆登市场是周末的最佳去处。

'Olympia is in America, where K Records was founded.' — 'No! Surely you don't mean THE K Records?'

“奥林匹亚在美国，K 唱片公司就是在那里创立的。”—“不可能！你不会指那个大名鼎鼎的 K 唱片公司吧？”