My first thought was to find a framework for story in some rural scene.

Only a skeleton crew was needed while the ship was tied up in dock.

在船停泊在船坞期间只需要骨干船员.

We already have our core team in place.

我们的骨干团队已经就位了。

Our army is the mainstay of the dictatorship of the proletariat in China.

我们的军队是无产阶级专政的柱石.

Ilvaite is a rare mineral of calcium-iron-bearing silicate.

黑柱石是一种少见的含钙铁硅酸盐矿物.

Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstay of a strong character.

自信 与自靠是坚强品格的柱石.

The haematomas were produced by intracutaneous injection of autologous blood on the back of the animals.

血肿是通过在动物背部皮内注射自体血液造成的.

The insects carry reproductive material called pollen from the male to the female flowers.

这些昆虫把繁生殖物质即花粉从雄蕊送到雌蕊.

Anther is a part of a flower that contains the pollen.

花药是花的雄蕊上带花粉的部分.

Rowing is an endurance test that finishes a speed of up to 10 metres a second.

赛艇是一项考验耐力与持久力的比赛,终点冲刺的速度通常都超过每秒10米.

Task persistence also reduced when people are stressed or tired from exertion or lack of sleep.

当人们有压力、因为努力而疲惫或者缺乏睡眠时,人们的持久力也会减低.

These include speed, endurance , strength, stamina, agility and flexibility.

这些素质包括:速度, 耐力,力量, 持久力, 灵活性和柔韧性.

The girls exhibited great powers of endurance during the climb.

在攀登时,那些女孩子显示出很大的耐力.

Long-distance race is won by the runner with the greatest endurance.

有非凡耐力的选手才能赢得 长跑 比赛的冠军.

The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.

这种锻炼会明显改善体力，增加耐力。

Interestingly, he was only seven when he composed the sonata.

有趣的是, 他写那一首奏呜曲时,年仅七岁.

Interestingly, panic appears in many other languages besides English.

有趣的是, panic( 慌乱)这个词不仅出现在英语里,还出现在很多其他语言里.

Interestingly, once Faith's account got really big, things apparently went south.

有趣的是, 一旦费思的账户变大了, 事情明显就变坏了.

Interestingly , the term carbon may be used for both types of fibers.

这两种纤维都可以称作碳纤维.

Yet beneath the upper crust of French international companies French business is inward-looking and timid.

然而,褪去法国一流国际公司浮华面纱的掩盖,我们所看到的是法国商业的保守和懦弱.

Looking around, though, one would happily settle for ordinary inward-looking competence.

但环顾各国, 人们便会欣然满足于只拥有关注本国事务的寻常能力.