Few imagined the era of abundance would end any time soon.

It is a winding carpet of fertility amidst the arid Sahara desolation.

像一块延伸在贫瘠的撒哈拉-沙漠里的地毯,富饶而丰足.

We have to store a substantial suply of food for winter.

我们不得不为冬季储备丰足的食物供应.

We have to store a substantial supply of food for winter.

我们必须为冬季储备丰足的食物供应.

A twelfth part of the labour of making a plough is an appreciable quantity.

制犁劳动的十二分之一还是-可觉察的数量.

A twelfth part of the labour of making a plough is appreciable quantity.

制犁劳动的十二分之一还是-可觉察的数量.

The result did more than satisfy me.

结果令我十二分的满意.

I'm one hundred per cent confident of winning the competition.

我对赢得比赛有十二分的信心.

Somebody will do it. I'll bet my bottom dollar on that.

有人会干的. 对此我有十二分的把握.

You have to have a strong stomach to watch animal being slaughtered.

要想看宰杀动物,得看著不恶心才行.

People have found many humane methods of killing animals.

人们已经发明了很多宰杀动物的人道方法.

They have already slaughtered or marked for slaughter more than 834,000 pigs, sheep and cattle.

他们已宰杀和标记要宰杀的有834000多头猪 、 羊和牛.

More than half a million sheep are sent from Britain to Europe for slaughter every year.

每年有50多万头羊被从英国运到欧洲宰杀。

The slaughter-house of failure is not my destiny.

失败者的屠宰常不是我命运的归宿.

By-products of slaughtered livestock and poultry.

畜禽屠宰 副产品.

Don't they water cows at the slaughter house?

他们在屠宰厂里不给母牛喝水 吗 ?

The preparation of the meals is your job.

做饭是你分内之事.

Do your own thing and everything will settle down.

做好你分内的事,事情终将解决.

She makes a religion of keeping her home clean and tidy.

她认为保持房子整洁是她分内的事.

We are just trying to do our bit for the world.

我们正试图为这个世界做自己分内的事.

We shall succeed in this business only is everyone pulls his weight.

只有大家努力做好自己分内的工作,我们的事业才会成功.