Hotel manager says it's to fix a broken pipe, but he may be in on it too.
酒店经理说他们是去修理破裂的水管道，但他也有可能混入其中。
Pet Rocks became a joke worth $3.95 each, and 1.5 million people paid to be in on it.
于是宠石就成了每颗3.95美元的笑料，有150万人付了钱赶这个时髦。
It is reported that a space station will be built on the moon in years to come.
据报道，未来几年会在月球上建一个空间站。
It announces to be "the nicest place on the Internet", where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.
它宣称是“互联网上最好的地方”，在那里快乐的人可以向那些情绪低落的人表达他们积极的想法和感受。
The treatment will be tried out on human beings only after it has been shown to be safe and foolproof in animals.
该疗法只有在动物身上证明安全、万无一失后才会在人体上试用。
In those days it was not thought entirely proper for a woman to be on the stage.
在那时，女人登台演出不被认为是完全适宜的。
What fun it will be when you lie on the white sand in the warm sun.
在温暖的阳光下躺在白色的沙滩上，是多么快乐啊。
If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony.
如果在这种场合展示国旗，不要让国旗掉到地上，而是让它高高地悬在空中以构成仪式的特色。
A closed system would be, for instance, a glass of ice water with an ice cube in it, with the lid on top.
一个封闭系统可以是，比如说，一杯放了一个冰块的冰水，顶上加了盖子。
Each soldier received his pay, but in regions without a developed economy, there was initially little on which it could be spent.
每个士兵都领到了工资，但最初在经济不发达的地区几乎没有什么花钱的地方。
Designer sportswear was not modeled on that of Europe, as "modern art" would later be; it was genuinely invented and developed in America.
设计师设计的运动装没有像后来的“现代艺术”那样模仿欧洲的样式；运动装确实是在美国被发明和发展起来的。
To prove that factor a has no effect whatever on outcome b may be important in the sense that it refutes a hypothesis.
证明因素a对结果b没有任何影响可能是重要的，因为它驳斥了一个假设。
Now, we'll cover these concepts in greater detail later, but you should be getting the idea that I don't want you to just film dancers on stage and turn it in as your screen dance project.
现在，我们将在后面更详细地介绍这些概念。但是你应该知道，我不希望你只是拍摄在舞台上的舞者，然后把它当成你的银幕舞蹈项目来提交。
The body of extant scholarship on Griffith was so tiny that it could all be read in a day.
现存的关于格里菲斯的学术论文太少了，一天之内就能读完。
It was a blot on an arrangement in which every cent was supposed to be monitored.
在该事务中这是一个污点，因为原本每一分钱都应处于监督之下。
I followed the hostess to the table, and when she pulled the chair out I sat on it, quite naturally, since it happened to be the chair I wanted to sit in.
我跟着女主人走到桌旁，等她把椅子拉出来，我便坐在上面，十分自然，因为这正是我想坐的椅子。
He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it.
他说这趟旅行只是为了达尔文。所以当这艘船在1831年12月离开英国时，达尔文在船上。
Chinese scientists unveiled their latest lunar probe, the Chang'e 4, on Wednesday, saying it will be launched in December on a mission to land on the far side of the moon.
周三，中国科学家揭开了新一代月球探测器嫦娥四号的面纱，并表示嫦娥四号将于12月发射，执行在月球背面着陆的任务。
If servers in Pennsylvania regularly wrote "Thank you" on restaurant bills, their average income from tips would be significantly higher than it otherwise would have been.
如果宾夕法尼亚州的服务员经常在餐馆账单上写上“谢谢你”，他们从小费中获得的平均收入将大大高于其他情况下的平均收入。
It was only with the growth of paediatrics and psychology in the twentieth century that studies could be carried out on a more objective, if still not always very scientific, basis.
只有在20世纪时，随着儿科学和心理学的发展，这些研究才能在一个更客观的基础上进行，即使这一基础仍然不一定很科学。
If you have a rock-hard avocado, put it in a brown paper bag on the counter; it'll be good to go in 2 to 5 days.
如果您有一个像岩石一样硬的鳄梨，把它放在一个棕色纸袋里然后再放在柜子上，2至5天后它会变得可以食用。
As for the trout, Dr. Bradley says his fish have enough trouble breeding on their own for it to be unlikely that they would do well in the wild.
至于鳟鱼，布莱德利博士说，他的鱼在自行繁殖方面已经遇到了足够多的麻烦，因此它们不太可能在野外生存得很好。
While it is possible that much of our food will be grown in skyscrapers in future, most experts currently believe it is far more likely that we will simply use the space available on urban rooftops.
虽然未来我们的大部分食物可能会在摩天大楼里种植，但目前大多数专家认为，我们更有可能只是利用城市屋顶上的可用空间。
If Dubai defaults on its debts, it would be the largest sovereign default since Argentina in 2001.
如果迪拜拖欠债务，它将是继2001年阿根廷之后的最大主权债务违约国。
Since nitrogen is four fifths of the air we breathe, they are surprisingly optimistic about raising the temperature on Mars and believe it could be done in hundred years.
由于氮占我们呼吸的空气的五分之四，他们对提高火星的温度持惊人的乐观态度，相信这可以在一百年内完成。
The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today it's as important to be "successful" in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business.
成功神话甚至已经侵入了我们的人际关系：今天，在婚姻或为人父母中取得“成功”和在事业中取得成功一样重要。
The bike that the service company provides has GPS or Bluetooth on it, and those bikes can be easily unlocked with a smart phone and left anywhere in public.
这家服务公司提供的自行车上装有 GPS或蓝牙，这些自行车可以用智能手机轻松解锁，还可以停放在公共场所的任何地方。
How boring it must be to stay at home to work on a holiday! Soon she said to herself, "What harm can there be in moving the mark Grandmother put?"
假期呆在家里工作一定很无聊！不久，她自言自语地说：“把祖母放的记号移开又有什么害处呢？”
In the Middle Ages, it was thought to hatch from barnacles, and thus was considered "fish" and could be eaten on Fridays.
在中世纪，人们以为本种可来自藤壶，因此视之为“鱼”，并可在星期五吃。
In the Middle Ages, it was thought to hatch from barnacles, and thus was considered "fish" and could be eaten on Fridays.
在中世纪，人们以为本种可来自藤壶，因此视之为“鱼”，并可在星期五吃。
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