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There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

英语字母表中有26个字母。

Are you willing to stand surety for your brother?

你愿意当你弟弟的保证人吗?

Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.

果汁若是放置很久,就会发酵。

Modern paintings are not to my taste.

现代画不合我的口味。

Her clothes are always right up to the minute.

她的衣服总是式样最新的。

Her eyes are the most catching I have ever seen.

她的眼睛是我见到过的最迷人的。

The children are playing on the swings in the park.

孩子们在公园里荡秋千。

We should practice economy even if we are rich.

即使我们富裕了也仍应该厉行节约。

Reading and writing are different skills.

阅读与写作是不同的技能。

The tables are firmly fixed to the floor.

桌子都牢牢地固定在地板上。

The two systems of government are polar opposites.

这两种政体正好相反。

The uses of this machine are manifold.

这台机器有多种用途。

Men and women of eighteen and above are eligible to vote.

年龄在十八岁以上的男女有投票表决权。

Some of hollywood's leading studios are interested in signing her.

好莱坞的一些主要电影制片厂有意要和她签约。

Artistic people are in a tiny minority in this country.

爱好艺术的人在这个国家只占少数。

Tears are secreted by an organ under the upper eyelid.

眼泪由上眼睑下面的器官分泌。

Most synthetic detergents are in the form of powder or liquid.

大多数合成洗涤剂呈粉状或液态。

The dockers are coming out on strike for higher wages.

码头工人将举行罢工要求增加工资。

Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.

质地精美上乘的物品现在不多见。

True visionaries are often misunderstood by their own generation.

真正有远见卓识的人往往招致同时代人的误解。

The name and address of the firm are embossed on its paper.

商号的名字和地址凸印在信笺上。

His two great interests in life are music and painting.

音乐和绘画是他生活中的两大嗜好。

The police are responsible for the enforcement of the law.

警察负责执法。

Flags are flaunting in the breeze.

旗子在微风中飘扬。

Clean clothes and good manners are prepossessing.

清洁的衣服和良好的举止能给人以好感。

My muscles are sore from lifting weights.

我的肌肉因为举重而感到酸痛。

It irks us to wait for people who are late.

等候迟到的人使我们厌烦。

Animals are often personified in fairy tales.

动物常在童话中被拟人化。

The islanders are a strong breed of people.

这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。

He thinks the Mafia are out to get him.

他意识到黑手党要来报复他。

The mother with twin babies are always on the run.

这个有双胞胎婴儿的妈妈总是忙忙碌碌的。

North, south, east, and west are the four cardinal points of the compass.

东、西、南、北是罗盘上的四个方位基点。

Men and birds are fain of climbing high.

不论人还是鸟都愿意往高处攀。

Cream cakes are no long a luxury.

奶油蛋糕再也不是奢侈品了。

I hop you are all geared up for the mew sales campaign.

我希望你们都为新的销售活动做好准备。

People get rude and whiny when they are exhausted.

人们在精疲力竭的时候会变得粗野,爱发牢骚。

The shores are strewn with wrecks.

海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。

Gone are the days when a big nation could lord it over small ones.

大国可以对小国称王称霸的日子已经一去不复返了。

Passenger ships are a costly way to travel.

坐游轮是昂贵的旅行方法。

California and Mexico are contiguous.

加利福尼亚和墨西哥相邻。

Many natural materials are becoming scarce.

许多天然原料越来越少。

There are many spotlights on the stage.

舞台上有很多聚光灯。

His political ideas are rather extreme.

他的政治思想相当极端。

Hot and cold are contrary terms.

热与冷是相反的词语。

The sands of the beach are incalculable.

海滩上的沙是数不尽的。

Some of the enamels on this pan are chipped off.

这平底锅上的搪瓷有些已脱落。

The various parts of the car are bolted together.

这辆汽车的各种配件是用螺栓装在一起的。

Soft drinks are much in demand this hot weather.

这么热的天气,软饮料需求量很大。

I'm afraid we are in for a spot of trouble.

恐怕我们是一定要遇到麻烦了。

Short skirts are no longer in vogue in Britain.

在英国,短裙现在不流行了。