They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.

Today, the papyrus documents everywhere are faced with danger of spontaneous combustion.

今天, 无论存放在何地的纸草纸文献都面临自燃被毁的危险.

His performance was not up to par...

他的表演不合格。

Long hours and tough working conditions are often par for the course in catering.

工作时间长﹑工作环境恶劣在餐饮业里是家常便饭。

His performance under par.

(高尔夫)比标准杆低一杆的成绩打进.

The last hole is a par five.

最后一洞的标准杆数为五杆。

The elegance of the cabinets is on par with the value of the books.

书柜的典雅可与书籍的珍贵堪比.

He said long hours are par for the course.

他说时间之久是意料之中的。

He was five under par after the first round.

第一轮过后，他低于标准杆5杆。

a par five hole

五标准杆的洞

to be redeemed at par

以面值兑换

We will have Christmas decorations on a par with anything on show at the Metro Centre.

我们要让自己的圣诞装饰品能和地铁购物中心的相媲美。

bonds sold at 97% of their par value

以面值的97%销售的债券

I just have not been feeling up to par lately.

感觉身体正常.

Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par...

达菲粗糙的吉他演奏技巧远不够水平。

The wages of clerks were on a par with those of manual workers.

文员的工资和体力劳动者的工资差不多。

Bio 2, after all, was a patchwork wilderness par excellence.

毕竟, 生物圈二号是东拼西凑出类拔萃的荒野.

Part of the answer lies in America's status as the celebrity culture par excellence.

部分答案在于美国对精英文化的崇尚.

Auguste Escoffier, master chef par excellence

奥古斯特·埃斯科菲耶,顶级大厨

This is par excellence a task he was ever finished.

这是他所完成的工作中最为出色的一次.

Chemistry was par excellence the laboratory science of the early nineteenth century.

化学是19世纪初期最杰出的实验室科学。