The imperialists reckon that eventually we will beg alms from them in order to live.

An estate qui red in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

起初速得的产业,终久却不为福.

An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.

箴20:21起初速得的产业、终久却不为福.

Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.

伯8:7你起初虽然微小 、 终久必甚发达.

Though plain-looking, Mary is possessed of great intelligence.

虽然相貌平平, 玛丽却拥有智慧.

Trading on the Stock Exchange was light today.

证券交易所今日交投平平.

The results are about up to the average.

成绩平平.

At best we can do only half as much as last year.

我们至多只能做到去年的一半.

By now he had stirred at best only a partial sympathy.

他这时候的心情,也至多只能说是略有几分同情而已.

I prepare meals for customers.

我在为客人准备膳食.

But he is person narrow-minded , work simply to guest sit about, never tea meal is entertained.

但他为人小气, 对来客只管干坐谈论, 从不茶饭招待.

It is six year since I have been in city from country.

我从乡下跑到京城里,一转眼已经六年了.

The race started. the rabbit darted almost out of sight at once.

比赛开始了,免子猛冲出去,几乎一转眼就不见了.

The child disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.

这孩子一转眼就不见了.

It was nine o'clock -- almost immediately afterward I looked at my watch and found it was ten.

已经九点钟了 —— 一转眼我再看表时发觉已经十点了.

Now I've re-assigned the flash device after the logical format.

我现在再分配一刹那设备在逻辑格式以后.

The tree bears its thousand years as one large majestic moment.

树负担着它的千年历史好像伟大华严的一刹那.

This reverend crowd would like to know what monarch was at, just at this moment.

这群德隆道高的人的确想知道, 就在目前这一刹那,那位皇帝正在做什么事情.

He dipped the pen into the ink and then faltered for just a second.

他把笔尖沾了墨水,又停了一下,不过只有一刹那.

And yet, in this breath of time, the fight was over, and the victory was ours.

然而也就在这一刹那, 战斗结束了, 我们取得了胜利.

The agony of that moment was terrific.

那一刹那的痛苦是可怕的.