Repairing the machine in half an hour is a tall order.

He issued a tall order that no one could comply with.

他提出了一项谁也无法答应的无礼要求.

Do you have a telephone directory?

你们有电话薄 吗 ?

Do you have a telephone directory in English?

你有英文版的电话号码簿 吗 ?

Consulted a telephone directory for the number.

请把电话号码簿给我看一下.

We must repeat a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only road to success.

我们要多次重申:不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路.

We must a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only way to success.

我们必须千百次地反复说明,坚忍不拔是取得胜利的唯一道路.

Dr. John Smith made a thousand and one explanation of this strange phenomenon.

约翰.史密斯医生对这种奇怪现象的解释多极了.

They are like magnificent Buildings in heaven, with a thousand and one faBulous scenes.

它们就像人间仙境, 景象万千.

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

他们正千方百计挽救他们的公司.

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。