When the bills were presented, the bank was closed, and I was very much at a stand.
当票据出来时，银行下班了，我不知如何是好。
Being a writer can also be hard on the back; ask Philip Roth who often works at a stand-up desk.
当作家也对脊背不好；关于这一问题，可以问问飞利浦·罗丝。他经常在一张特制的工作台前站着写作。
Without books, God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters dumb, and all things involved in darkness.
如果没有书籍，上帝会沉默，正义将消失，科学裹足，哲学残缺，语言枯燥，万物笼罩在黑暗之中。
The next time you stand at the supermarket checkout, spare a thought for the farmers who helped fill your shopping basket as life is hard for them right now.
下次你站在超市收银台前的时候，想想那些让你能把购物篮装满的农民，因为他们现在的生活很艰难。
Girls who have always been at a mixed school know how to stand up for themselves.
一直在男女混合学校上学的女孩子们知道如何自我保护。
His product launches, at which he would stand alone on a black stage and conjure up an "incredible" new electronic gadget in front of an awed crowd, were the performances of a master showman.
在他的产品发布会上，他独自站在黑色的舞台上，在充满敬畏的观众面前变出一个“不可思议”的新电子产品，这是一场大师级的表演。
Do you hate that moment when you stand up in front of a group to speak and everybody looks at you?
你讨厌站在一群人面前讲话，每个人都看着你的那种时刻吗？
At the front of the supermarket a charity group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds.
一个慈善机构在一个大超市的前面设立了一个卖熟香肠和鲜花的摊位来筹集资金。
Toad listened eagerly, all ears, for a time; at last he could stand it no longer.
托德聚精会神地听了一会儿；最后，他再也忍不住了。
Stand him against a standard growth chart and he is almost a head shorter than he should be at his age.
当他靠着一张标准成长图表站着时，就可以看到他几乎比他的实际年龄矮了一头。
College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
根据美联储的数据，美国大学贷款余额现在达到了创纪录的1.5万亿美元。
Too often when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the "public" at the expense of the "speaking".
当你站起来演讲时，你常常会以牺牲“演讲”为代价去关注“公众”。
Make all customers stand in one long, snaking line—called a serpentine line—and serve each person at the front with the next available register.
让所有的顾客排成蜿蜒的长队——又称为蛇形队伍，用下一个可用的收银台为前面的每个人服务。
At the height of 8,000 meters, there is only 30% O₂ and the human body can only stand this height for a few days, so it is dangerous for humans to climb higher.
在8000米的高度，只有30%的氧气，人体只能处于这个高度仅几天，所以人类再往上爬是危险的。
We're like the chaperones at a high school dance -- we stand idly by the bowl of punch (or pot of coffee, as it were) and watch the drama unfold.
我们像参加高中生舞会的监护人，拿着咖啡杯，（好像是咖啡壶），悠闲的站在一旁，观看表演的话剧。
Kids might not know what stress feels like, so they won't realize a 20 hour shift at the lemonade stand is a long day.
小孩子可能不知道压力是什么感觉，所以他们无法了解20小时站着卖柠檬水是多么漫长的一天。
A standing desk sits high off the floor so a worker can either stand at it or sit on a high stool to use it.
立式办公桌离地较高，员工既可以站着办公，也可以坐在高脚凳上办公。
But today, we stand at a crossroads of history with the chance to move decisively in the direction of peace.
但今天，我们正站在历史的交叉路口，有机会向和平的方向果断迈进。
At the gates, four giant sculptures stand within a designed garden representing the core values of the school.
在大门处，四座巨大的雕塑矗立在精心设计的花园里，体现出学校的核心价值。
Like so many people in other cultures, many Americans are taking time to relax and enjoy the finer tastes at dinner, even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand.
虽然许多美国人仍然会站在汉堡包摊前匆匆打发自己的午餐，但是在晚餐时，美国人同其他国家的许多人一样，会静下心来从容不迫地品尝菜肴美味。
Passengers stand on a platform at a metro station in Kolkata.
加尔各答一座地铁站站台上，乘客们正在候车。
You know, the cost of a smaller stand at the exhibition, just the two hotel rooms, and a lower key reception.
你知道，在展会设置一个小一点的展位，只订两个旅馆房间，再加上一个低级别的接待会，就是这些的费用了。
Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.
她正和妈妈在收银台旁排队等候交钱，忽然，她看见一串闪闪发光的白珍珠，装在一个粉红色的金属盒里。
If we want to stand a chance at attaining our goals we must prepare ourselves to efficiently deal with the obstacles that lay ahead.
如果我们得到一个机会去实现我们的目标，我们必须做好准备去应付途中遇到的各种障碍。
The conventional publishers of bad books at high prices don't stand a chance against this landmark.
为劣质书订高价的常规出版社要想匹敌这座里程碑，丝毫机会都没有。
Sit in a comfortable position, or stand, this will only take 2-3 minutes at a time.
找个舒适的位置坐下来，站着也可以，每次仅需2 - 3分钟。
Five students, armed with a pocket-torch, stand guard at the hilltop entrance of the small Palestinian village of Kfar Qusra.
在柯法库斯拉这个小村子里，五名带着小手电筒的青年学生组成一队，在一座小山顶部的关口上站哨。
Five students, armed with a pocket-torch, stand guard at the hilltop entrance of the small Palestinian village of Kfar Qusra.
在柯法库斯拉这个小村子里，五名带着小手电筒的青年学生组成一队，在一座小山顶部的关口上站哨。
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