They are trying in a thousand and one ways to save their company.

I have a thousand and one things to do before we set out for our holiday.

在我们出发度假前,我还有许许多多的事情要做.

He made a thousand and one excuses.

他找了无数的借口.

He has a thousand and one things to do.

他有无数的事情要做.

These two things have a thousand and one links.

两件事情之间有着千丝万缕的联系.

Everyone seems to have a thousand and one worries.

人人都好像有不少发愁的事.

He made a thousand and one excuses to stay on.

他找了一千个理由要留下不走.

They were doing the experiment in a thousand and one ways.

他们正千方百计地做试验.

Her hair has a tinge of red.

她的头发带着一点红色.

There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.

她声音中流露出一丝忧伤.

There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.

她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。

I've got half a ton of gravel in the lorry but he won't sign my delivery note.

我的卡车里装着半吨沙砾，但他不给我签收送货单。

It will save a ton of money.

这会节省很多钱.

Astronomers have divided the celestial sphere into a total of 88 regions.

天文学家已把天球划分为88个区域.

A total of 25 people have flown the aircraft.

总共有25人先后驾驶过这架飞机.

A total of $500 million is alleged to have been misappropriated.

据称总共有5亿美元被挪用。

In all, there was a total of only about two hundred students.

然而也有两百多人.

Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.

他执教满40年的日子.

Executives lived like kings. The top thirty-one executives were paid a total of $14.2 million.

经理们活得像国王一样。职位最高的31名经理的薪金总额达到了1,420万美元。

Between July and September, a total of 1,059 firms called in the receiver.

7月到9月间，一共有1,059家公司破产在管。

He has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison since 1973.

自1973年以来，他已总共被判21年监禁。