It'so happened that I met him on my way to work.

He came by just as we were talking about him.

我们谈论他时他刚巧从旁边经过.

And one day we both ordered sandwiches from the same place.

有一天我们刚巧向同一家店订三明治.

Oh good, Tom's just come in.

哦，太好了，汤姆刚巧进来了。

They rendered tribute to the conqueror.

他们向征服者纳贡.

Peak, the fog obscured the green fog, white fog, hidden at the time is now.

山顶, 被云雾遮挡着,绿的雾, 白的雾, 时隐时现.

Tonight is cloudy, and the moon is faintly seen in the clouds.

今夜多云, 月亮在云层里时隐时现.

He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.

他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑.

What's that to do with you in this heat under this veiled sun?

在这阳光时隐时现的大热天里,这一点跟你们又有什么关系?

It may break , but it will not bend.

宁折不弯.

The small sparkle often initiates a large flame.

星火燎原.

The great fire destroyed this castle in a single day.

这座城堡竟然在一次大火中毁于一旦.

Trust and credibility is built slowly but can be lost almost instantly.

信任和声誉是慢慢建立起来的,但却能毁于一旦.

There was a fire, and five years of research work went west.

失了一场火, 五年的研究工作毁于一旦.

A huge investment was wasted.

巨额投资付诸东流.

Thus he drowned his sadness.

这一下他的烦恼也就付诸东流了.

I worry that all my money spent on college might be wasted.

我担心花在上学的钱最后都付诸东流.

All his work came to naught when the storm destroyed his crops.

暴风雨摧毁了他的庄稼,他所有的努力都付诸东流.

If situations change, thee efforts can therefore be wasted.

如果形势变化, 这些努力也可能因此付诸东流.

His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.

战争爆发,使他的一切努力付诸东流.

This would mean that all my work has been for nothing.

这意味着我所做的一切都付诸东流.