In filling up the post, the boss passed Lewis over in favour of Cary.

They have to borrow the rest from money-market investors , who are not especially confident just now.

这些银行只能向金融市场的投资者借钱补缺, 但现在这部分投资者并不是特别有信心.

In the long run there should be no oil deposIt'shortage in the world.

从长远的观点来看,世界将不会有石油贮存补缺的现象.

So perhaps our political obsession with the next by-election results is not an unmitigated boon.

所以,我们对于下一轮补缺选举的结果产生的政治迷惑或许也不是什么好事.

This book is not complete yet , there is still much to be added.

这部全书尚未完善, 还有需要拾遗补缺的地方.

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

这一运动是在亲他信的政界人士赢得补缺选举胜利后不久开始的.

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.