例句:We pressed the buzzer in our cabin and a steward arrived instantly.
我们按了客舱的呼叫器, 一个乘务员马上来了。
1.Only a handful of troops are on the streets.
a handful of一小撮,少数
例句:He arrived with a handful of ripe bananas.
他带着一把熟香蕉来了。
Real estate has been priced out of the market and only a handful of people can afford it.
房地产价格已高到无人问津的地步,只有少量的人才负担的起。
2.Locals told us they are now desperate for the old colonial power Russia to send its troops to end the violence.
be desperate for极渴望
例句:He was desperate for work.
他迫切需要找到工作。
3.This region that's known a lot of hardship will bounce back just like it's bounced back before.
bounce back受挫折后恢复原状
例句:Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly.
卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子, 但他恢复得很快。
4.We are going to do everything we can to make sure that communities get back on their feet.
get back on one's feet完全康复,重新站起来
例句:After his wife's death it took him two years to get back on his feet.
他妻子死后两年,他才振作起来。
1.The value of BP shares have fallen sharply again, dropping more than 9% in London, as directors of the oil company met to discuss whether to suspend dividends to shareholders.