Peter,who was chosen the handsomest boy in the senior class,is quite an Adonis.
彼得真是一个美男子，他在高年级班中被选为最英俊的男孩。
An international force under the aegis of the United Nations has been dispatched to the troubled area.
国际部队在联合国的支持下，已被派遣到变乱的地区。
Pioneer women were veritable amazons,performing heavy house-hold chores in addition to toiling in the fields beside their menfolk.
拓荒的女性确实很有男孩气概，要做家中的粗工，还要和男人在田里辛劳工作。
The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.
烤肉的美味香气刺激了我们的食欲。
For reliable information about present national boundaries,consult an up-to-date atlas.
要得到现今国家边界的可靠知识查阅一下最新地图。
The darkness waned and a faint auroral glow began to appear in the east.
黑暗接近尾声，而一道微弱的曙光开始从东方出现。
At 2 A.M. the neighbors called the police to quell the bacchanalian revelry in the upstairs apartment.
清晨两点，邻居们叫警察来制止公寓楼上的饮酒狂欢。
At first,Robert Fulton’s plans for his steamboat were derided as chimerical nonsense.
起初，罗伯特富尔敦的汽船设计被笑为荒诞无聊的事。
The dictator took Draconian measures against those he suspected of plotting a rebellion.
独裁者以严苛的手段来对付那些他怀疑阴谋反叛的人。
Students studying for final examinations yearn for the Elysian idleness of the summer vacation.
正在为期考准备的学生，渴望着闲逸快乐的暑假。
The pickets did not allow themselves to be provoked,despite the unruly crowds that gathered to hector them.
担任防止破坏的卫队，不允许自己被激怒，即使那些蛮横的群众集结去威吓他们。
Among the Herculeam tasks confronting large cities are slum clearance and traffic control.
大城市所面临极困难的工作之一，就量清除贫民窟和控制交通。
Dad had to break the hermetic seal to get a pill from the new bottle.
父亲必须打开密封的封口，从新瓶中拿出一颗药丸。
Children enjoy blowing iridescent soap bubbles from pipes.
孩子们喜欢从管中吹出有红色的肥皂泡泡。
Our jovial host entertained us with several amusing anecdotes about his employer.
我们快乐的主人用几则有关他老板的趣闻来娱乐我们。
Out-of-towners may easily lose their way in New York City’s labyrinthine subway passages.
乡下人很容易在纽约城市中如迷宫般的路上迷失。
All I received in response to my request was the laconic reply “Wait”.
我的要求所获得的反应只是简明的回答，等。
For several hous after the operation the patient was lethargic because of the anesthetic.
手术后几小时，病人因麻醉剂而昏睡者。
Thanksgiving dinner at Grandmother’s is almost a Lucullan feast.
祖母家的感恩晚餐几乎是个豪奢的盛宴。
The Helvetians were a martial people who tried to conquer southern Gaul.
赫尔维希亚人是一个发战的民族，尝试征服南方的高卢。
The retiring foreman ws persuaded to stay on for a month as mentor to his successor.
退休的领班被劝留下一个月，做继任者的顾问。
The older partner is rather dull and morose,but the younger has a mercurial temperament that appeals to customers.
较年长的合伙人相当迟钝难侍候，但那个较年轻的修改却相当活泼，常讨顾客们欢心。
The dictator surrounded himself with myrmidons who would loyally and pitilessly execute all orders.
独裁者派一些能忠实地，毫不留情执行命令的官员在他周围。
Napoleon crushed many opponents,but Wellington proved to be his nemesis.
拿破仑征服了许多对手，但威灵顿最后成为他的强敌。
Your travel agent will gladly plan a year’s odyssey to places of interest around the world.
你的旅行社职员将会很乐意为你计划一连串旅游世界各地有趣的地方，
When the victory was announced,people danced in the streets and sang paeans of joy.
当宣布胜利后人们在街上舞着，歌颂着欢乐之歌。
The little girl habitully fell asleep clutching a battered doll,her palladium.
那小女孩习惯抱一个破旧的娃娃入睡，那是她的守护神。
A panic ensued when someone in the crowded auditorium yelled “Fire!”
当有人在拥护的礼堂中大喊失火时，一阵惊慌随之而起。
In an hour-long philippic,the legislator denounced the lobbyists opposing his bill.
在一小时的谩骂演说中，立法者评击游说者反对他的议案。
A handful of plutocratic investors,each owning more than a thousand shares,determined the policies of the corporation.
少数有钱的投资者，他们每一个人都拥有超过一千的股份，决定着公司政策的方针。
The martinet governed his classroom with procrustean discipline,assigning a week’s detention to all offenders,no matter what the offense.
厉行严格纪律的人以硬性规定来管理他的班级，规定不管触犯什么，只要是违规者都要监禁一星期。
The witness’ protean tactics under cross-examination gave the impression that he was untrustworthy.
在严密询问下证人反复无常的策略给人的印象是他不可靠。
Our winning the opening game ws a Pyrrhic victory,as our leading scorer ws seriously injured.
我们记得公平赛是一场牺牲重大所获得的胜利，因为我们主要得分员受了很严重的伤。
My former roommate was a saturnine scholar who said very little and smiled rarely.
我前一位室友是一位沉默的学者，他很少说话也很少笑。
The enemy employed a red-haired siren as a spy.
敌方雇用一名红发美女作间谍。
Next week the solons will return to the capital for the opening of the legislature.
下星期因为议会开始，议员会回到首都。
Speak softly;you don’t need a stentorian voice to be heard in this small room.
说话轻柔点，在这小房间里你不需要这么大声被人听见。
A power failure at 11:03 P.M. plunged the city into Stygian blackness.
晚上十一时三分停电，使全市陷入阴森森的黑暗中。
The considerate hostess removed the strawberry shortcake from the tabel so as not to tantalize her weight-conscious guest.
体贴心细的女主人将草莓油栈糕从桌上移走，使她担心体重的客人不会因看着吃不着而难受。
The reviewers lauded the ballet troupe for its terpsichorean artistry.
评论家称赞舞蹈团员的舞蹈艺术。
If you enjoy acting in plays,join your school’s thespian club.
如果你喜欢戏剧表演就加入你学校的戏剧社团。
By a titanic effort,out football team won the victory.
付出很大的努力，我们的橄榄球队赢得胜利。