the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning

The water came above our knees.

水淹过了我们的膝盖。

There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.

这家副食店在墙上端端正正挂着一张服务公约.

He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.

他自荐当我们商场的经理.

He traded a job in New York City for the life of a cowboy.

他放弃了在纽约的工作,去过牛仔生活.

Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.

她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定.

She seems to have camped up at the third act of the play.

她在第三幕中表演得似乎过火了.

Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.

The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.

他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色.

The music evoked memories of her youth.

这乐曲勾起了她对青年时期的回忆.

On the envelope is written: " from Wang ".

信封上写着 “ 王缄 ”.

The farmer peddled his fruit from house to house.

那个农民挨家挨户兜售他的水果.

This scar is from the bite of a dog.

这是狗咬后留下的伤疤.

Lightning streaks from cloud to cloud.

闪电划过朵朵乌云.

We should draw a moral from the startling fact.

我们应当从这些触目惊心的事实中吸取教训.

The rain water drips from the roof.

雨水从屋顶滴下来.

I come from the north.

我是北方人.

Her house is easily picked out from the rest; it has a large black gate.

她的住宅很容易和其他的区别开来, 有一个黑色的大门.

He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was seriously ill.

在一片以为他得了重病的猜测中,他被队里除名了.

Jim is still recovering from that hit on the head.

吉姆头上挨了一拳,还没有完全清醒过来.

She differs from her brother in character.

她与她哥哥性格不同.