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There were four major quakes in this century.
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本世纪有四次大的地震。 |
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There were four newly hatched chicks, a day old – little specks of pulsating life no more than a mouthful; and he ate them ravenously, thrusting them alive into his mouth and crunching them like egg-shells between his teeth.
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里面有四只刚孵出的小鸡崽,才出世一天——鲜活的小东西只够他吃一口;他狼吞虎咽地吃起来,把小鸡活生生地塞进嘴里,像嚼蛋壳似的吃着。 |
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There were four stages in the establishment, development and evolvement of the history compiling institution of Qing Dynasty, namely the initiatory stage, from the year of Tianming to the early Kangxi era; the developing stage, from the early Kangxi Era t
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摘要清代修史机构的设置及发展演变分为四个阶段,即天命到康熙初年的起始阶段、康熙初年到雍正末年的发展阶段、乾隆、嘉庆年间的完善阶段、道光至宣统时期的衰落阶段。 |
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There were four ways by which to transmit and submit secret memorials, i.e., by Tongzhengsi, or Huijimen, or a crack of palace gate, or directly presenting by oneself before the emperor.
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它有四种上呈渠道,即通过通政司转呈,会极门直呈,个人利用觐见皇帝时直呈,以及从宫门门隙转递等四种方式。 |
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There were genuine and false alchemists in medieval times.
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在中世纪,炼金术士真假混杂。 |
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There were green turtles in our seas e ons before dinosaurs tramped the Earth; they survived the last ice age; but they may not be with us much longer.
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恐龙在地球上出现之前绿海龟于就已在古生代出现;在最后一个冰河时期绿海龟也幸存下来;但它们与我们在一起的日子可能不多了。 |
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There were green waves of yearning for life still unknown.
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滚滚涌来的绿浪,渴望着仍所未知的生命。 |
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There were hardly any people there.
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那儿几乎没有人。 |
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There were hardly any trees on the island and there was no water, but this did not prove to be a problem.
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岛上几乎没有一颗树,也没有淡水,但这不算什么问题。 |
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There were heated disputes between management and labour.
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劳资双方有激烈的争执。 |
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There were heavy losses in Britain's merchant tonnage during the Battle of the Atlantic.
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在大西洋海战中英国的商船遭受了巨大的损失。 |