After being a bus driver for 30 years, Jed finds himself in a rut.

He has not been promoted for 20 years ; he must be in a rut.

他廿年未获升级,一定感到单调枯燥.

The flames licked up the buildings in a second.

火焰在片刻之间吞卷了建筑物.

I stumbled upon the rare book in a second-hand bookstore.

我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书.

Flames licked up a row of buildings in a second.

大火一会儿就吞没了一排建筑物.

He said his uncle went to work in a second-hand car.

他说他叔叔开一辆二手车上班.

He poked about in a second-hand bookstore.

他逛了一家旧书店.

They sat in a second-class compartment.

他们乘坐的是二等车厢.

He happened on the book in a second-hand bookstore.

他在旧书店偶然发现了这本书.

The successful event was radiated in a second through the newspaper.

这个成功事件通过报纸迅速传播开来.

In a second George stood framed in the door, and he looked disapprovingly about.

霎时,乔治便在房门口出现, 带着颇不以为然的神情四下张望.

We bought it in a second-rate department store.

我们在一家二流的百货店买下它的.

He looked up distractedly. "Be with you in a second."

他心不在焉地抬头道：“一会儿就来。”

Excuse me , I will be back in a second.

对不起, 我立刻就回来.

In a sense, it is true.

在某种意义上说, 这是正确的.

They seemed satisfied with their lot, and were in a sense " common . "

她们看来 安于 命运, 只是些庸人之辈.

You are right in a sense, but you don't know all the facts.

在某种意义上你是对的, 但你不了解全部事实.

It was, in a sense, a mere repetition of previous instances covering many years.

在某种意义上, 这仅是多年的先例之重映而已.

You are right in a sense.

就某种意义来说你是对的.

In buying your children all these things, you are in a sense buying them off.

给孩子买下所有这些东西，从某种意义上说你是在收买他们。

In a sense, both were right.

从某种意义上来说，两者都对。