The toll collector still had not appeared.

" Clearly, Uncle Tom is a very stupid person. "

显然汤姆大叔是个大傻瓜.

Uncle Tom died suddenly in Paris in 1980.

汤姆叔叔于1980年突然在巴黎去世.

My uncle Tom is coming to visit us.

我的叔叔汤姆要来看望我们.

Uncle Tom used to have a beard, but he shaved it off.

汤姆叔叔曾蓄过胡子, 但他已经剃了.

I feel in my bones that my uncle Tom will come tomorrow.

我预感到汤姆大叔明天要来.

Uncle Tom told his story to whoever wanted to listen.

谁爱听,汤姆叔叔就把他的故事讲给谁.

After lunch in the restaurant, Uncle Tom picked up the check.

在餐馆吃完午饭, 汤姆叔叔掏钱付了帐单.

Uncle Tom was too ill to attend the meeting.

汤姆叔叔病得很重,无法出席会议.

Dad, here's a letter from Uncle Tom.

爸, 这是汤姆叔叔的来信.

Uncle Tom is critical and contemptuous.

汤姆舅舅态度很轻蔑,而且吹毛求疵.

The ceiling collapsed and rubble poured into the room.

天花板坍塌了,碎砖破瓦掉落到了屋里.

The cave roof collapsed.

洞顶坍塌了。

Well, please bring us a whisky soda and a gin with tonic water.

好, 请给我们一杯威士忌苏打和一杯金酒汤力克.

Straight up or with some tonic water?

纯喝或加点儿通宁水?

Please bring us a whisky soda and a gin with tonic water.

请给我们一杯威士忌苏打和一杯金酒汤力.

I'll have a gin and tonic, ie with tonic water.

我要一杯掺奎宁水的杜松子酒.

I'll just have a tonic water.

我就来杯奎宁水吧。

Love seems to creep up on you.

爱情似乎是悄悄降临.

One had winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows.

有一年冬天,天气不好,我们眼看着河水浸没了地势较低的草场.

He never knew how to creep up his boss's sleeve.

他从来不知道该怎样巴结老板.