Not only are decentralised organisations more efficient, they are also the inevitable consequence of technological progress.

The date may be spuriously precise, but the danger is there.

尽管预测日期之精确貌似伪造, 但是资源枯竭的危险却近在咫尺.

I have had these skates for years and have taken good care of them.

我已经好几年了溜冰鞋,并已采取的照料他们.

My skates are broken. I can't afford to buy a new pair.

我的溜冰鞋坏了. 我买不起新的溜冰鞋.

Mark thought he had the job sewed up, but Jim got it.

马克认为这件工作已经稳拿了, 但吉姆得到了它.

He sewed up a deal with another company.

他和另一家公司做成一笔交易.

They got it real sewed up.

他们毫无漏洞可找.

The doctor sewed up my wound.

医生缝好了我的伤.

We've had this rip carefully sewed up.

我们已经把这裂缝补好了.

Put these torn bags on deck, they should be sewed up.

理货员,把这些破包放在甲板上, 他们需要缝补.

She sewed up the rip in his sleeve.

她缝好了他衣袖上的裂口.

The boy sewed up his mouth and answered nothing.

男孩闭着嘴什么也不回答.

By all odds they should win.

他们无疑会赢.

This is by all odds the easier way.

这肯定是较为简单的方法.

This is the coldest day by all odds.

这是最冷的一天.

This plane is the best, by all odds.

这架飞机是最好的.

By all odds it is the best film of the year.

这部电影无疑是今年最好的一部.

We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.

我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。

The children were placed with foster parents.

这些小孩已安顿好，交给寄养父母了。

The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home

这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。

He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies

他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。