It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts .

这是 一 个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

I was in a market in Tangier and bingo ! I found this .

当时我正在丹吉尔的 一 个市场里。瞧！我发现了这个。

Bollinger ' RD ' is a rare highly prized wine .

博林格RD香槟是 一 种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

I autographed a copy of one of my books .

我在自己的 一本书上签 了名。

He did have a real knowledge of the country

他对该国的确知之甚多。

There was a terrible sadness in her eyes

她眼神中流露 出深深的悲伤。

A waiter entered with a tray

侍者端着托盘进来了。

I 've come looking for a bit of advice .

我特来讨教。

A man had accosted me in the street .

一 个男的在街上和我搭讪。

When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy .

从她的演奏中我听 出 了新 一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man .

有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。

As far as I can recall Patti was a Smith .

我记得帕蒂是 姓史密斯的。

She 's just given birth to a baby girl

她刚生了 一 个女孩。

I was waiting for a bus .

我在等公共汽车。

The full address on a stick-on label was that of a Mrs P. R. Slater of Peterborough

不干胶标签上的完整地址写的是彼得伯勒的一位P.R.斯莱特太太。

Prices start at £ 13.95 a metre for printed cotton

印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community .

他现在是 一 位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。

This man is an animal a beast

这人是个畜生， 是 个野兽。

Today you 've got a new teacher taking you

今天 有 位新老师来教你们。

I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year .

新年第一天，我在美国开始了 一 次新的冒险。

I had the beginnings of a headache

我有 了头痛的先兆。

A Dr Matthew Owens was reported missing while on an expedition to north-eastern Turkey .

据报道， 一 位叫马修·欧文斯的博士在前往土耳其东北部考察的途中失踪了。

Bring a sleeping bag

带 只睡袋。

Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius .

多数人不难理解为什么 凡·高的作品是天才之作。

It 's not a question of some abstract concept .

这不是 某 个抽象概念的问题。

The research begs a number of questions .

研究绕过 了一些问题。

The interview took place on a Friday afternoon

采访是在 一 个星期五的下午进行的。

I manage a hotel .

我经营 一家旅馆。