1. It was midnight by the time they found her place. 他们找到朋友的住处时已是半夜了。
2. I worked hard to meet the minimum standards set by the course and to complete assignments on time. 我尽力达到课程的最低限度的要求,并按时完成作业。
3. I practiced all the time. 我随时随地都在学习。
4. In addition, students are given time to reflect on the information before replying. 这一交流场所消除了一些学生自我表达的视觉障碍。
5. In fact, many students say it requires much more time and effort. 事实上,许多学生说它需要花更多的时间与努力。
6. It seems they could not find the right kind of tape to put on cars while they painted them. Either the tape stuck too much and ruined the paint job or it fell off too soon and the paint ran onto another part of the car. 好像是他们找不到一种在给汽车喷漆时可以贴在车上的合适的胶带。要么是胶带太粘,结果把刚喷好的漆也弄坏了;要么是胶带脱落得太快,结果油漆流到了汽车的其他部位。
7. It was 3:50 by the time the police received their first call, from a man who was a neighbor of Miss Parry. 警察第一次接到电话时已是3:50。报警的是个男人,是帕里小姐的一个邻居。
8. If you take the Chunnel, it's about the same time as flying: three hours. 如果走隧道,所费时间大约与坐飞机相同:3小时。
9. In many developed countries, divorce rates doubled between 1970 and 1990, and in less-developed countries, about a quarter of first marriages end by the time women are in their 40s. 在许多发达国家,1970年至1990年,离婚率上升了两倍,而在欠发达的国家,有四分之一的首次婚姻都在女方40多岁时解体。
10. In Thailand, back-seat passengers are advised not to rest their feet on the seat in front of them, which drivers consider rude as feet are considered the lowest, dirtiest part of the body. 在泰国,坐在后座的乘客被劝告不要把脚搁在自己身前的座位上,因为司机觉得这很粗鲁(脚被认为是身体上最低等、最肮脏的部分)。