The latter are, however, generally included among the descriptive elements.

Difficult problems used to take hours of work with pencil and paper.

困难的问题以前总是需要用笔和纸工作数小时.

Until Pointon is completely happy, however, the deal's off.

但是，在波因顿完全满意之前，这一协议不再作数。

Don't take his promise very seriously; he never keeps his word.

他答应的事不必当真, 他从来说话不算数.

If John has said he'll do it, he will — he's always as good as his word.

如果约翰说过他会做这件事, 他会做的——他总是说话算数的.

You can't take him at his word.

你不能凭他嘴上说的就算数.

J : I remember. You tried it on and it looked wonderful on you.

我想起来了. 你戴在身上比量着,看起来真漂亮.

Quality is more important than quantity.

报告品质是比量更重要的.

I find it pays.

我发觉它划得来.

These toys bargain at such low prices.

这些玩具的价格“这么”便宜,真划得来.

The real estate market is down now. This is a good buy.

房地产市场正处在低潮, 很划得来.

I like my job, and then it pays well.

我喜欢我的工作, 因而它就很划得来.

It pays to buy goods owing to their superior quality.

买高质量的货物是划得来的.

Should she heed all we say thrift, how many of us would be breathing this air?

倘若她听到了我们的俭约之说, 我们之中又有多少人能呼吸到这空气?

Fewer and better troops and simple administration.

精兵简政.

She stood fair in the opinion of the neighbourhood.

在邻居心目中,她的名声清白无暇.

In dreams, we have no time to love purity.

在梦里, 我们的爱情纯洁无暇.

So heavy indicators, I no time to consider the risk of customers.

这么重的指标下, 我根本无暇考虑客户的风险.

She had no idea of how much weight she had lost or how she looked.

她无暇顾及自己瘦了多少,变成了什么样子.

I have got my hands full already with all kinds of work, and haven't got the time for any more.

我手头已经堆满了各种工作, 因此我无暇再搞别的事啦.

The beaten path is the safest, but traffic's terrible.

人多的道路最安全, 但是壅塞难行.