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Some of the cottages were older than the trees around and they were built in early 1900's. They seemed primitive and classic. An ingoing path from the cottage was direct to the cross to main path. A couple of cypresses were standing on both sides, as though faithful guards had protected their hosts for years. They kept the tranquillization and peace in this place, which activate our respect towards them.

有些木屋却比周围树木的年龄还要大，上个世纪早期修盖的木屋略带着几分古朴与典雅，门前的小路直通向主道，在交叉口，挺拔的柏树象是忠实的警卫，始终坚守于此，保护着它们的主人，并镇守着这一方风土的稳定与宁静，令人不禁肃然起敬。

"The voters have been demanding that the mayor do something about all the corruption at city hall, so he threw a couple of minor officials to the wolve s--he accused them of taking bribes to issue building permits and then fired them."

这是说：&选民们要求市长对市政府内部所有的贪污行为采取行动，于是他就把两名基层官员做牺牲品来保全他自己。他指责这两个基层官员在发放建筑许可证方面接受贿赂，然后就把他们解雇了。&

But more of the break-ups later. Enough drama there to make Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor look like a couple of Swiss neighbours...

但是以后还有更多的分手故事，足够的戏剧化才能使理查德伯顿和伊丽莎白泰勒（ Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor ）看起来像一对瑞士邻居夫妇吧。。。

She caught it while I was up country trapping on the North Shore of the Erie; caught it in the timber a couple of miles from our dug-out-or it might have been four, she isn't certain which.

她逮住这个小东西时，我正在伊利湖北岸边的野地里设置捕捉野兽的陷阱，她是在森林里逮住它的，离我们的住地大约两英里，也可能有四英里，她不能确定。

And I ' m certain I ' ll be studying at one of them in just a couple of months.

而且我肯定将在几个月之后在其中的一所学院学习。

But, as the Beijing ducks come home to roost with every prospect of a couple of bad quarters ahead and an autumn upturn still over the horizon, China ought to be seen in perspective.

这句话的意思是：北京自食恶果，极可能在未来的两个季度里处境糟糕，秋季翻身的希望也远在天边，但在这种时候我们应该客观地审视中国。

But, as the Beijing ducks come home to roost with every prospect of a couple of bad quarters ahead and an autumn upturn still over the horizon, China ought to be seen in perspective.

不过，正如北京的鸭子每当恶劣季节都要回家休息，但到秋天仍会出现那样，应该以全景的角度看待中国。

And in a couple of years, Yao and TMac might even make it out of the first round.

两年内，姚和麦迪一定能冲破第一轮。

Then I slept, and when I woke again it was full day, and a couple of sparrows were hopping round me on the turf within reach of my arm.

后来我睡着了。当我再次醒来时，天已大亮，几只麻雀在我触手可及的草皮上欢蹦乱跳。

The last chapter of this thesis focuses on how to carry out the strategy of vertical unification, and proposes possible risks in the course of application and corresponding measures.Meanwhile a couple of suggestions have been made on how to apply the preferred strategy mentioned above.

论文的最后一章对如何实施纵向一体化战略进行了详细的论述和分析，对战略实施过程中可能遇到的风险进行了分析并提出了相应的对策，然后还对战略实施提出了一些建议。

I am sure after a few weeks of adaptation and familiarization I will have no difficulty in functioning on a daily basis in an English speaking society or in participating fully in graduate studies.

在大学的三年的学习生活不仅给予我自身的充实，更重要的是磨练和培养了我较强的自觉能力和严谨，踏实的作风以及不怕困难的精神，对未来充满了信心！

As the first volcanoes erupted, one of the gases that bellowed out was steam.

在第一批火山喷发时，喷出的气体之一就是水蒸汽。