Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.

The fishermen make their livings by fishing.

渔夫靠捕鱼谋生.

From somewhere, he had unearthed a black silk suit.

他不知从哪里找来了一套黑色的丝绸衣服。

Our bedroom was white-walled with yellow silk curtains.

我们的卧室墙壁是白色，挂着黄色的丝绸窗帘。

This kind of silk clothing should be dried in the shade.

这种丝绸衣服应阴干.

Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.

她的丝绸连衣裙是天蓝色的，和她眼睛的颜色一样。

a gown of gossamer silk

丝绸女裙服

Natural fabrics like silk and wool are better insulators than synthetics.

丝绸和羊毛之类的纯天然织物比合成纤维的保暖性更好。

We could feel the smooth texture of silk.

我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地.

luscious silks and velvets

柔软光滑的丝绸和天鹅绒

12 yds of silk

12码的丝绸

My landlady complimented me upon the good news.

我的女主人知道这个好消息,向我祝贺.

He complimented her on her new dress without even looking at it.

他连看都没看一眼，就称颂她的新衣服。

His eyes mocked her, even while they complimented her beauty.

他的两只眼睛在嘲笑她, 即使同时在称赞她的美貌.

I complimented her mother on the way she had cultivated her children.

我称赞她母亲教子有方.

I had also just complimented her on her dress.

我刚刚称赞了她的衣服.

Men love to be complimented. Sincerely , however, not artificially.

男人爱听赞美的话, 不过必须是发自内心, 决不可虚情假意.

Everyone complimented Shousheng on his shrewdness.

大家称赞寿生能干.

He was complimented on a very professional piece of work.

他由于一件表现出精湛技艺的作品而受到赞扬.

He complimented my mother on the way she had trained her children.

他赞扬我母亲教子有方.

They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.

每次见到我，他们都称赞我的外貌。