The campaign comes soon after by-election victories by pro-Thaksin politicians.

Public interest centres on the outcome of next month's by-election .

公众的兴趣集中在下个月 补缺 选举的结果上.

Other schools will instruct you to submit information to supplement application materials.

也有的学校会要求你提交信息、补足申请材料.

There was some change but I've made it up to a round sum.

有几毛钱的零儿,我给你补足了一块.

We need $ 50 to make up the sum required.

我们需要五十元以补足所需要的数目.

Your beginnings will seem humble , so prosperous will your future be.

你起初虽然微小,终久必甚发达.

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

帝国主义者估计我们终久会要向他们讨乞才能活下去.

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.