The country's car industry is so strongly protected.

We protected him against his enemy.

我们保护他使他不受敌人侵犯.

Dikes protected the lowland from incursions of the sea.

堤防保护低地免于海水流入.

Plants must be covered with a leaf-mould or similarly protected if frost threatens.

如果霜冻来临，植物必须盖上腐叶土或用类似方法加以保护。

The matter is substantial.

这件事很重要.

Those workers have built many substantial buildings in the recent years.

近几年那些工人建造了许多坚固的建筑.

The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats.

该党刚刚竞选失利，同时还失去了许多席位。

New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.

新的产品和生产工序要经过一段相当长的时间后才能向发展中国家转移。

The country bought a substantial number of weapons.

这个国家购买了大量武器.

By careful strategy she negotiated a substantial pay rise.

她精心策划后,谈妥了大幅增加工资的事.

Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed.

学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。

I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you.

我损失惨重，请注意，我用了两年时间才恢复过来。

substantial sums of money

大笔大笔的钱

They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions.

他们强烈要求改善工作环境。

They made substantial changes to the arrangements.

他们在安排上作了重大变动.

The slave system in this country was abolished in the eighteenth century.

这个国家的奴隶制是在十八世纪被废除的.

The slave was strapped to death.

这个奴隶被鞭打死.

A slave thou art : free speech is not for thee.

你是一个奴隶: 自由的言谈不是适于人你的.

Liverpool grew fat on the basis of the slave trade.

利物浦是靠奴隶贸易肥起来的。

Could you give us some idea about your price on fancy silks?

请你介绍一下你方印花丝绸的价格好 吗 ?

It all but a slave society.

这完全就是一个奴隶社会.