Since Aristotle, studies in metaphor have stimulated the enthusiasm of research of many scholars.

Confucius was a great thinker of the past.

孔子是一位伟大的先哲.

Confucius was ancient Chinese philosopher whose thoughts are still cherished today.

古代先哲孔子的思想流传至今,仍为人们沿用.

They lived in Vienna , ~~ the great music capital of the world.

他们住在举世闻名的音乐之都, 维也纳.

The Great Wall is world famous.

长城举世闻名.

At last the carpenter's house became famous as the largest house in the world.

最后,这位木匠的房子变得鼎鼎大名,号称是世上最大的房子.

Professor Li is too well-known to require my introduction.

李教授鼎鼎大名,恐怕不要我再介绍了.

What a fascination there is in a renowned name!

鼎鼎大名的人物具有多大的魅力!

He is a poet of great renown.

他是一位赫赫有名的诗人.

His goal scoring record was phenomenal at Chelsea.

他的进球得分记录在切尔西赫赫有名.

But a host of famous and infamous celebrities were not far behind.

不过一些名人--无论是赫赫有名的还是名声不太好听的,都紧随其后.

Definitely , I've seen many changes in banking procedures over the past 10-20 years.

是这样.在过去这一二十年来我就目睹了银行业务运作的这些变化.

Could you tell me what time Flight 212 arrives in New York City?

劳驾,二一二班机什么时候到达纽约市?

It has been a very dry summer, it has only rained once or twice.

今年夏季非常干旱, 雨只下过一二次.

Room 121 is at the end of the corridor.

一二一室在走廊的尽头.

I have slight knowledge on the new subject.

我对这门新学科粗通一二.

They finished first and second re-spectively.

他们分获一二名。

We should not compromise on any behavior against the aviation safety.

对任何与航空安全抵触的行为都不能有半点妥协.

Do you think you can get me to Victoria by half past?

敲半点钟前你能把我送到维多利亚 吗 ?

Last month The ( Central ) Bank cut ( interest rates ) by half a point.

上个月中心银行减少了半点的短期利率.

Just the fear of love never wait for any mistake.

对于恋爱的恐惧从不期待半点过错.