Det Supt Bassett was in charge of the murder enquiry.

He closed his door and started the quarter-mile walk down the hill.

他关上门,踏上了1/4英里长的下山路.

Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.

尽管这个菜谱看上去很长，其实做起来很快。

He was six feet four, all lanky and leggy.

他身高6英尺4英寸，瘦高个儿，大长腿。

She was only six and still missing her front teeth.

她才6岁，门牙还没长出来。

Parallel lines will never meet no matter how far extended.

无论延伸多长，平行线永不相交。

He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs.

他穿着短裤，露出自己强壮多毛的长腿。

I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly.

我觉得他们嘲笑我是因为我长得丑。

He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin.

他的头发又长又乱，脸上胡子拉碴。

If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer.

如果汽车采用更多塑料元件，寿命会更长一些。

The boy's mother had a history of abusing her children.

男孩的母亲过去常虐待自己的孩子。

The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament.

反对派领导人常搞得他在国会中下不来台。

I often do absent-minded things, particularly when I'm worried.

我常做些心不在焉的事，尤其是在我焦虑不安时。

He usually moseys into town for no special reason.

他常无所事事地溜达到城里。

I went around with them, but never felt like one of them.

我常和他们混在一起，但是从来没觉得跟他们是一类人。

The village is haunted by the ghosts of the dead children.

死去的孩子们的幽灵常在该村出没。

British men are often seen as being reserved and unemotional.

英国男人常被认为是矜持而冷漠的。

Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance.

潜意识里的嫉妒常表现为这种傲慢自大。

To stay fit off season, I play tennis or football.

为了在休赛期间保持状态，我常打网球或踢足球。

The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.

除非是直接被击中，否则这个地下掩体是非常安全的。

Teachers often view youth workers as undisciplined and ineffectual.

老师们常认为青少年工作者纪律性差且能力低下。