A farmer purchases an old, run-down, abandoned farm with plans to turn it into a thriving enterprise.

Long, long ago, there lived a farmer in a village.

很久很久以前，某座村庄里住着一位农夫。

A farmer was on his way home on a winter day.

冬季里的一天，一个农夫正在回家的路上。

I'm a farmer from China.

我是一个中国农民。

A farmer was snowed up in his farmstead by a severe storm, and was unable to go out and procure for himself and his family.

一个农夫因持续而来的风暴被困在自己的农场里，无法外出为自己和家人寻获食物。

Dad was chatting up a farmer ’ s wife once ， when I discovered this pig...

正当爸爸和一个农妇聊天时，我发现了这只猪……

Of course, he was n't any good as a farmer.

他当然不是个像样的庄稼汉。

When life was very hard, a farmer said to a barber in price. I think you should shave for half price."

生活很艰难的时候，一个农场主对理发师说：“现在粮食跌价了，你给人刮脸也应该只收半价。”

Li Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shaanxi.

农民出身的李春林以前住在陕北的一个贫困村。

When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain.

当一个农民需要水的时候,他要找一种能告诉他即将下雨的东西。

But some are likely to lessen competition.

但也存在一些可能弱化竞争的合并.

Weak leadership has compounded more fundamental problems at the IMF.

领导层的弱化与IMF更基本的问题混合.

Some examples of typical stiffness degradation were presented and discussed as well.

给出了典型的刚度弱化模式,并对其作了分析.

The weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed.

桥梁的弱化一下处在监视之下,直至其垮塌.

Mr. Chalfont felt scandal at his elbow.

查尔方特先生感到马上就要当场出丑.

My hands are a spectacle for grief.

我的一双手还要出丑.

Did he not see that he was making himself perfectly absurd?

难道他自己不明白自己正在大出丑?

That way , without any effort , we save ourselves a scandal.

顺水推舟, 省得大家出丑.

If you give him half a chance he can make you look stupid.

如果你给他半点机会，他就会极力愚弄你，让你出丑。

I was frightened of making a fool of myself.

我害怕丢丑.

And the collapse of the housing market means less money to collect in property event taxes.

而且房地产市场的崩毁意味着少了钱去交财产税.