Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognizable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Taylor, to name but a few.
数以百计的职业姓氏对我们来说曾经是熟悉的，或者至少稍加思考就能辨认出来：阿切尔、卡特、费雪、梅森、撒切尔、泰勒等等。
See, in America cellphones work a little differently. There are very few "pay-as-you-go" plans, so most people sign a contract for a six-month or one-year plan.
一开始我还不太明白，要知道，在美国，手机的用法不太一样，几乎没有“按话务量多少来计费”的作法，大多数人都是签一个6个月或是一年的合同，很多合同不包括免费的短信服务；而且，不管你打没打电话，每月也得交固定的费用，手机只是使打电话变得更容易一些。
You need a little stock market history to flesh out the past few days and turn them into a road map for the next nine months or so, but I think the outlines are there.
你得把过去的股市史小小地温习一下，使之更为充实和具体，而且要把它化作接下来的九个多月的路线图，而我以为要点就在于此。
The result is almost a kind of magic — by following a few simple rules, a J2EE application can automatically gain transactional semantics with little or no additional component code.
结果简直是一种魔术—通过遵守几条简单的规则，J2EE应用程序就可以自动获得事务性语义，只需极少或根本不需要额外的组件代码。
IS it better to take a little money from a lot of people, or a lot of money from a few?
从多数人里手里拿小钱，从少数人那儿挣大钱，哪一种方案更好？
Okay, well, there are a few circumstances where you have little choice, like when it's blacker than the black heart of Socialist Nazi Terrorist, or in daylight when you need a little fill.
好吧，在某些你别无选择的情况下，如身处漆黑一片的环境中，或在日光下需要补光时，你才需要用上它。
They may have a little fun chasing each other or running off a few birds from your bird feeder.
它们还会互相嬉戏，追赶，从鸟食器那儿追赶小鸟。
What we're realizing is the biosphere doesn't care whether you have a lot of people consuming a little or a few people consuming a lot.
我们意识到生物圈并不在乎你是人多物少还是人少物多。
For those who'd like to do little things to show their gratitude, to a specific person or to life in general, here are a few ideas that work for me.
对于那些想为感恩有所行动的人们，无论是针对某一个人或在日常生活中，我在这里介绍几种我深感有效的方式。
Who would you be if you played a little more, did something wildly creative, or took a few more risks with your life?
如果你发挥得更多，做一些疯狂的有创造性的事情或者对你的生活冒一点点的险，你将会成为谁？
She would return weary, take a light supper and retire to bed after playing a little music or reading a few pages, something which had never happened to her before.
她回来的时候有些疲劳，稍许吃一些点心，弹一会儿琴，或者看一会儿书便睡觉了。这样的事她过去是从来未曾有过的。
A little bread or a few potatoes would have done as well, with less trouble and filth.
一个小面包，几个土豆就很可以了，既少麻烦，又不肮脏。
There may be a few things that need fixing, but a great girlfriend adjusts to imperfections and can accept the fact that your hair style is a little bit different or that your weight is over.
可能有几件事情是需要做些改变的，但是一个好的女朋友会学着适应你的不完美，能够接受你的头发有一点另类或者体重有点超重。
Compounding matters, many traffic laws can be broken just a little-say, driving a few miles per hour faster than the speed limit, or rolling slowly past a stop sign instead of coming to a halt.
复合很重要。很多交通法规是可以轻微违反的。例如车速超过限速几公里每小时，或者经过停止标志时，不停车，而是减速都是可以的。
She rose, a little stiff, took a few daffodils, and went down. She hated breaking the flowers, but she wanted just one or two to go with her.
她站了起来，觉得有些硬直，采了几朵野水仙便走了。她并不喜欢摘断花枝，但是她只要一两朵去伴她回去。
But with its few members, little land and scanty funds a small Co. operative cannot operate on a large scale or use machinery.
但是小社人少地少资金少，不能进行大规模的经营，不能使用机器。
After a night or two of little sleep, study show that the body and brain can fully recover with a few nights of good sleep.
经过一两个不眠之夜后，研究发现几天的好觉可使身体和大脑彻底恢复。
I'm going to get a few crackers or cookies first Billy likes a little snack when he gets home from school.
我要先买些淡饼干和甜饼干。皮利放学回家喜欢先吃点儿点心。
Just a few little pills in a pouch that you can stash in your car, pocket, or briefcase.
短短数少丸一小袋，你可以藏在你的车，口袋，或公事包。
On their reasons, no more than a few situations: at work wearing a loose blouse, eat a small snack from time to time, give us some incentives or comfort, little did not alert.
就其原因，不外乎几种情形：在工作时穿著宽松罩衫，不时吃些小点心，给自己一些激励或安慰，一点没警觉。
People are always longing for a quiet winter, such as a few people sitting in the sun or playing CARDS, still sported snow on the roof of not fully open, little by little dripping.
安静的冬天总是让人向往的，比如几个人坐在阳光下打牌，屋檐上还留着残雪没有彻底化开，一点一点地滴着水。
When I came here last, a few years back, this was a lovely little village. But then there must have been a flood or a landslide or a fire. The only sure thing is that everybody's dead.
上一次来的时候这里还是个可爱的村庄呢，洪水、火灾加上土石流不知道死了多少的村民。
If you're thinking of buying a mountain bike, I suggest doing a little homework first, check out a few different bikes in your local bike shop or read a few MTB Reviews.
如果你想购买一辆山地自行车，我建议首先做一点功课，检查出几个不同的自行车，在您当地的自行车店，或读了几山地车评论。
If you're thinking of buying a mountain bike, I suggest doing a little homework first, check out a few different bikes in your local bike shop or read a few MTB Reviews.
如果你想购买一辆山地自行车，我建议首先做一点功课，检查出几个不同的自行车，在您当地的自行车店，或读了几山地车评论。
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