It was unlucky to have such a thing happen at the beginning of the new year.

Taboo: Saying something unlucky or working in the field.

禁忌: 说不吉利的话、下田工作.

The Dismal Days , however , were not lucky, and even were considered evil.

在中世纪的日历中, 有两种日子--不吉利日和吉利日.

13 is considered a very unlucky number.

十三被看作是个很不吉利的数字.

The number thirteen is often considered unlucky.

十叁这个数字常常认为是个不吉利的数字.

The new increase in electricity prices in the writing on the wall for many small businesses.

电力价格的上涨是许多小企业的凶兆.

New Yorkers have offered a sympathetic ear to the doomsayers.

纽约公众对这些“凶兆预知者”的危言表现出宁信其有.

Louis surveyed me with his shrewd gray eyes and shook his head portentously.

鲁易用他狡猾的灰色眼睛打量着我,预示凶兆般地摇着头.

The writing is clearly on the wall. If we do nothing about it, we shall only have ourselves to blame.

凶兆显而易见。如果我们对此毫无行动，就只能怨自己了。

School life was confining, and he disliked the petty authorities he had to contend with.

学校生活太多限制, 他却不喜屈从琐屑的权力.

The great love, often occurs place in the trivial matters detail!

巨大的恋爱, 往往发生在琐屑的事细节的地方!

The routine then receives its meaning, and also illuminates the principles which give it that meaning.

于是琐细的工作从此就具有了意义, 而且反过来还能说明赋予其意义的各种原则.

There are trivial variations in a few commands.

有一些指令的琐细的变更.

All these trivial incidents belonged to the routine of life and the return of morning.

这一切琐细事故都属于生活的平常惯例,随早晨而俱来.

And is often praised by the international well-known customers, for example, DELL , SAMSUNG, and HP etc.

经过二十多年的发展, 公司已在内地设立了120多个分公司及办事处,并屡获国际 知名 客户的嘉许, 如戴尔 、 三星及惠普等.

The king received the Marquis with many compliments.

国王接见了侯爵,说了许多嘉许的话.

If this situation is cleaned up, his career will be looking up.

如果状况都清理了, 他将会升职.

He got the promotion because he got across his ideas to the boss.

因为他将自己的想法告知老板,所以被升职.

In fact, those people have been promoted.

事实上，那些人已经升职了。

I'll recommend you for a promotion.

我将推荐你升职。

Competence is prerequisite to promotion.

能力是升职的先决条件。