Why haven't you got my letter? I sent it off last week.

Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.

省点口舌吧, 老板不会给你一天假的.

He asked his father for the car, but his father said right off that he couldn't have it.

他向父亲借这辆汽车, 但是他父亲直截了当地拒绝了.

He's always slagging his brother off.

他老损他的弟弟.

The kitchen's off the dining room.

厨房通向餐厅.

The child snuggled into its mother's arms.

孩子偎依在母亲怀里.

The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis.

地球既公转又自转.

The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture.

这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了.

The liquor began to show its effect.

酒性开始发作.

The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.

尼罗河在河口分岔,形成了一个三角洲.

The war swallowed up many young men into its maw.

战争把许多青年男子吞进了它的无底洞.

The bird fluffed its feathers.

鸟啄它的羽毛使之松散.

Every profession produces its own topmost master.

行行出状元.

The business folded up despite its brave start.

生意虽然开始时很成功,但终于失败了.

The society was not even in funds to pay its out of pocket disbursements.

该社团甚至没有经费应付日常开支.

Water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution.

水能把樟脑从其酒精溶液中淀析出来.

A door hangs by its hinges.

门是用铰链装上的.

The company placed much money in its foreign subsidiary.

那家公司投下巨额资金于国外的子公司.

The dog bared its gums at me.

狗龇着牙冲我叫.

This insect makes its strange noise by rubbing its back legs together.

这只昆虫摩擦它的两条后腿发出一种奇怪的声音.

The dog ran out with its tail wagging madly.

狗跑了出来,疯狂地摆着尾巴.