At this rate, the family farm will be extinct in 20 years.

We're working so slowly that, at this rate, we'll never finish the job.

我们干得太慢了, 照这样下去, 永远也干不完这个活儿.

We shall never finish at this rate.

照这样下去的话,我们永远完不成.

'We'll never get ashore at this rate,'said I.

“ 按这种速度, 我们永远到不了岸边.”我说.

At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine.

这样看来他们能在8点半或是9点以前到家就算幸运了。

We'll never finish if we go on at this rate.

以这样的速度,我们永远也完不成.

At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then.

这样下去，她到时将有7英尺高了。

At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!

照这样下去，我们会为离婚闹上法院！

At this stage nothing would stop gossip.

到了这个地步流言蜚语是免不了的.

I needed some orientation at this stage.

我在这个阶段需要熟悉情况.

At this stage it's impossible to know whether our plan will succeed.

目前尚无法预见我们的计画能否实现.

A little gentle prodding may be necessary at this stage.

在这一阶段或有必要稍微督促一下.

At this stage the star radiates only in the infrared.

恒星在这一阶段只有红外辐射.

It'seems inappropriate for us to intervene at this stage.

我们在此阶段介入似不甚妥.

It's hard to say at this stage how the market will develop.

在现阶段，很难说市场将会如何发展。

Elderly people are not in a position to make drastic changes at this stage of their life.

上了年纪的人在他们这个人生阶段不会再有什么实质性的改变。

Briefly describe the product, but do not give any technical details at this stage.

简述一下产品情况, 但在目前阶段不要提供任何技术细节.

The mixture will seem too wet at this stage, but it will firm up when chilled.

混合物在此阶段看起来会非常湿，但冷却后就会坚硬起来。

The size of the nebula at this stage is inversely proportional to its mass.

这个阶段星云的大小与其质量成反比。

I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.

我倾向于认为我们在这个阶段不应采取行动。

You can freeze the soup at this stage.

这时可以把汤冷冻起来。