Could you imagine a woman with a severe physical handicap running a website on her own and covering the Los Angles Dodgers as extensively as a professional sportswriter? I would never believe it if I had not seen her with my own eyes, curled up in a wheelchair, typing her comments by hitting the key with a pointer fastened to her head. I had driven a long way in hopes of uncovering an elaborate hoax, but watching her strain in the gloom of her shanty to add to her story, I knew I had found a true winner. Her enthusiasm for the game and her trust in the athletes brought me back to a positive attitude.
就能力而言，我肯定他能胜任这件工作。
As far as ability is concerned, I am sure he will qualify for the job.
认为约翰会因为他的失礼(being impolite)而向他们正式道歉，那就错了。 It is wrong to assume that John will formally apologize to them for being impolite. 我问了她数次，可她拒绝回答我的问题。
I asked her several times, but she refused to respond to my question. 在西方，人们常常邮购商品，这可以节省许多时间。
In the West, people often send away for mail-order goods, which can save a lot of time. 抱歉，时间不多了，我建议我们跳到最后一章。
Sorry time is running out; I suggest we skip to the last chapter.
既然你决心尽快完成硕士课程(master`s program),那就别让你的社交生活(social life)妨碍你的学习。
Since you have set your mind to finishing your master`s program as soon as possible, don`t let your social life stand in the way of your studies.
装了(fitted with)假肢(artificial leg)，他起初走路走不稳，但经过锻炼他的步子(step)稳了。
Fitted with the artificial leg, he walked unsteadily/shakily at first, but with practice his steps became steady. 医生说我得了重感冒，给我开了四种药，三种是药片，饭后服，另一种是药水(liquid)，睡前服。
The doctor said I had caught a severe cold and she prescribed me four different medicines. Three of them are pills to be taken after meals and the other is liquid to be drunk before going to bed. 我妹妹的爱犬被人偷走后，她心里难受了好几个星期。 My sister felt miserable for weeks after she had her pet dog stolen. 汽车早已开走看不见了，珍妮还站在大门口凝视着路的尽头。
Jenny was still standing at the gate gazing at the end of the road long after the car was out of sight. 就我所知，他们相互感情上疏远已有一些时间了。
As far as I know, they have been emotionally detached from each other for some time. 一般来说，通过增加供给或减少需求可以降低物价。
In general, prices may be brought down by increasing supply or decreasing demand. 像平常一样，他在开始洗漱(get washed)前，将收音机调至早晨七点的新闻广播。 As usual, he turned his radio for the 7 a.m. news broadcast before he began to get washed. 有许多文件要签，但紧急的合同只有这份。
There are a lot of papers to sign, but the only urgent one is this contract.
在该市，因吸毒(drug abuse)和赌博(gambling)而引发的罪行在发展，当地政府似乎找不出对付这一问题的办法。
In that city crime born of drug abuse and gambling is on the rise, and the local government seems unable to figure out a way to cope
with it.
在那些日子里，我能弄到什么就看什么，只要是英文写的。(get one`s hands on)
In those days I would read everything I could get my hands on so/as long as it was written in English. 我敢肯定那座楼在空袭(air raid)中一定被完全炸毁了。
I bet the building must have been completely destroyed in the air raid. 她被这突如其来的打击(unexpected blow)吓得好几分钟讲不出一句话来。
She was so scared by the unexpected blow that she could not speak a word for several minutes. Scared by the unexpected blow, she could not speak a word for several minutes.
我们不赞成他认为自己应得到特殊待遇的态度。 We don`t like his attitude that he deserved special treatment.
即使你是班上最好的学生之一，要保住成绩也得常常温习功课才行。
Even if you are one of the best students in class, in order to maintain your grades you must review your lessons often. 过去有关太空时代的某些幻想已经成为现实。
Some of the old fantasies about the space age have come true.
情况确实是如此，有些人一生中很早就获得成功，而另一些人则要工作很长时间方能实现自己的目标。
It is true that some people achieve success very early in life, while others must work a long time before attaining their goals. 他坚持认为这次试验的失败主要由于准备不足(inadequate)。
He maintained that the failure of the experiment was largely due to inadequat4e preparation. 如今研究人员提倡我们应该每天花些时间将自己想要达到的目标投射到心灵的屏幕上。
Researchers now recommend that we take time every day to project our desired goals onto the screen in our minds.
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