1. We made a present of a giant panda to Japan. 我们把一只大熊猫送给日本作为礼物。
2. The whale is the giant of the sea. 鲸是海洋中的庞然大物。
3. The theme park itself will be only part of a giant complex of housing, office, and resort developments stretching far into the next century, including movie and television production facilities. 主题公园本身只不过是这一巨大综合项目的一部分。综合项目包括住房、办公楼,以及将一直延续到下一世纪、包括影视拍摄设施在内的度假胜地开发。
4. And then, when they were dead, the carnivores, like the sabre-toothed cats and the giant wolves, came out to feed and suffered exactly the same fate. 大象死后,一些食肉动物,如剑齿虎和大灰狼就来吃大象,结果遭到了同样的命运。
5. A man with an interest in Atlantis, the legendary lost island, Berlitz expands upon the theory that a giant solar crystal, which once was the power generator for Atlantis, lies on the ocean floor. 伯利茨对传说中消失的岛屿亚特兰蒂斯很感兴趣,他扩展了这一学说,认为曾是亚特兰蒂斯发电机的巨型太阳能水晶现在就在海底。
6. giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; 大型的气垫班轮或许能跨越大西洋。
7. Some giant redwood trees measure 325 feet in height and up to 30 feet in diameter. 有些高大的红木,测量高度有三百二十五英尺,直径宽达三十英尺。
8. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. 因此,听说北海石油钻井平台上的潜水员受到巨型鱼类的恐吓,确实很让人吃惊。
9. Modern means of transportation, communication, advertising and credit have all played a part in the growth of a giant new industry, tourism. 现代交通、通信、广告以及信用手段对新兴的庞大的行业——旅游业的发展起到了作用。
10. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. 钻井平台需要经常修理,潜水员常常要在水面100英尺以下摸黑工作,他们曾在工作时被撞到他们身上的大鱼吓得惊惶失措。