Water may serve as a type of instability.

You may be sure that Li Ying has a finger in the pie.

你可以肯定李英是参与其事的.

I have no cash on me. May I pay by check?

我没带现款,我可以用支票付款 吗 ?

Up to the 20 th of May about 500 people have visited the art exhibition.

截至5月20日有近500人看了画展.

Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.

木块受压时可缩小很多.

Unwanted recordings may simply be erased by demagnetizing.

不需要的录音只要退一下磁就可以抹掉.

The parks are decorated for the May Day celebrations.

修饰公园,准备迎接五一.

You may skip through a book, reading only those passages concerned.

你可以跳读一本书, 只拣那些有关的段落读一下即可.

May I make bold to suggest that you were wrong to do so?

我斗胆说一句,这件事您做错了.

A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.

失之毫厘,谬以千里.

Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.

人皆好名, 我则不然.

The earth may be thought of as a gigantic magnet.

整个地球可以想像为一块硕大无朋的磁石.

May I suggest you closing the door?

我要求你把门关起来好 吗 ?

Workers who have been unfairly dismissed may claim compensation.

被无理开除的工人可以要求补偿.

You may spare yourself the trouble.

你不必费神.

The boss may look a bit fierce, but in fact he wouldn't say " boo " to a goose.

老板可能看上去有点凶, 但实际上他不会吓唬人.

May we see around the house?

我们可以参观一下这所房子 吗 ?

Brooks may be considered as a trustworthy man.

布鲁克斯可以被认为是一个可靠的人.

It may well blow up a storm tonight.

今晚很可能下一场暴风雨.

May I refer you back to my earlier remarks on this subject?

是否让我向你重提一下我在这个主题上先前讲述的话?

No mathematician is infallible; he may make mistakes, but he must not hedge.

没有一位数学家是一贯正确的; 他可能会犯错误, 但他绝不会回避任何一个问题.