A person with a terrifying hot temper will become, I believe, as meek as a lamb after a long stay by the seashore.

She's as meek as a lamb.

她像羔羊般温顺。

If he'd thought I would sit there as meek as a lamb while he abused my family, he must have got a real surprise.

如果他以为在他骂我家人时我会老实地坐那儿听着，他一定会感到震惊。

Betsy terrorizes the kids, but is as meek as a lamb around the teacher.

伊莉莎白经常恐吓孩子，但是在老师跟前却很温顺。

Undoubtedly the very tedium and ennui which presume to have exhausted the variety and the joys of life are as old as Adam.

毫无疑问，这种单调与无聊就像亚当一样古老；正是这种古老的单调和无聊，把人类生活中参差百态的幸福消磨殆尽了。

But the binary is a belief system at least as old as Adam and Eve, and most people don't even realize it's there.

但是性别二元论是一套起码早在亚当夏娃时代就已成形的信仰体系，大部分人甚至都没有意识到这一思维定势的存在。

Hilter was once as proud as a peacock.

希特勒曾是一个不可一世的家伙。

She's as proud as a peacock.

她跟跟孔雀一样骄傲。

This young man is as sharp as a razor. I am sure he will reach a high position in the company.

这个年轻人非常机灵。我相信他在公司会升到很高职位的。

Even these hard parts may crumble to dust.

甚至这些坚硬的部分也会破碎成粉末.

You can't keep on shoplifting; as sure as fate you'll be caught one day.

你不能再继续冒充顾客进商店行窃了，总有一天你一定会被抓住的。

As sure as fate, he'll have an accident with that motorbike one of these days.

毫无疑问，他骑那辆摩托车总有一天要出事的。

He is dead as sure as fate.

他肯定是死了。

Whenever I am late, as sure as fate I meet the boss on the stairs

像命中注定的，每次迟到我都在楼梯上碰到老板

As time goes on

随着时间的推移

As time goes on, people always raise new demands of the living function of houses.

随着时间的推移，人们会对住宅的居住功能提出一些新的要求。

As time goes on, family purchasing cars has to be the new fashion.

随着时代的发展，家庭购车已成为新的时尚。

As time goes on, my hometown will become more and more beautiful.

随着时间的推移，我的家乡将变得越来越美丽。

Lin hopes she will sing better and better as time goes on.

她希望今后她可以唱得越来越好。

As time goes on, IPO underpricing got lower and lower.

随着时间的推移，新股发行的抑价率越来越低。

As time goes on, this view has become the general consensus of the industry.

随着时日推移，至今此观点终已成为业界的普遍共识。