Describe the rock cycle and the changes that a rock may undergo.

But 25 years later, the marriage is still strong.

可25年过去了, 他们的婚姻依然坚如磐石.

His purpose remains as firm as a rock.

他的意志仍坚如磐石.

After my firing, Mary was really a tower of strength.

我被解职以后, 玛丽的意志坚如磐石.

From its perceived position of growing economic strength, China has been throwing its weight around.

伴随着经济实力不断增长带来的地位提升, 中国却作威作福.

She pushes him around.

她对他作威作福.

The tyrant trod on the neck of his people.

那个暴君骑在人民头上作威作福.

She domineers over the servants.

她对佣人作威作福.

He was there every day to throw his weight around.

他每天只是在那里作威作福.

Lifelike, the 10 million Zhangyawuzhao phosphorus dragon, wrapped all the way, on mine, the roar from.

栩栩如生, 犹如千万条张牙舞爪的黄磷巨龙, 一路挟雷裹电, 咆哮而来.

All this was yawning before him.

这一切东西都在他面前张牙舞爪.

He bared his teeth like a dog.

他像条狗一样张牙舞爪.

He very rarely puts his threat into practice-usually it's just saber – rattling.

他的恐吓威胁是很少见诸行动的,通常只是张牙舞爪,装模作样罢了!

This young man has long set the law at defiance.

这个年轻人一向无法无天.

The city has become a lawless wilderness.

该城已经是无法无天,一片混乱.

One expects healthy children to be mischievous at times.

健康的孩子有时很调皮,这是意料之中的.

We expected that those two would end up getting married.

他们二人喜结连理是我们意料之中的事情.

This matter is in suddenly again already of people expected.

此事既突然又在人们的意料之中.

That he has appeared at all is less so.

本来,他的出现早在人们意料之中.

Sometimes interest rate changes have the predicted effect, sometimes they don't.

有时利率变化会带来人们意料之中的影响, 而有时却不尽然.

Most of the findings are predictable, but a are surprising.

大多数结果都在意料之中, 不过有一些意外.