勉强的

peace make one's peace with

同(使某人同)......言归于好

pay one's way 支付应承担的费用;勉强维持,不负债 | peace make one's peace with 同(使某人同)......言归于好 | penny a pretty penny 一大笔钱

marginally less

略低

marginal worker => 勉强合格的工人 | marginally less => 略低 | Marie => 玛丽(女名)

Olga

奥尔加

3天以后,U-126号再次展开为期3天的海上追击,目标则是美国货船"德克萨斯人"号,"奥尔加"(Olga)号和"克拉比"(Colabee)号. 上述三艘船只皆被U-126号命中,后者勉强在海滩上搁浅,后得以获救,其他两艘则当即被击沉. 次月返航途中,

Pioneer

先驱者

美国自1958-1976共发射了54枚探测器,其中"先驱者"(Pioneer)系列是美国最早的月球探测系列. 共发射了5颗探测器(Pioneer 0,1,2,3,4),前4次任务因火箭推力不足均失败,只有先驱者4勉强成功,但也只是远距离飞越月球.

He was reluctant to give them any help

(他不愿意给他们任何帮助. )

16. reluctant adj. 不情愿的 | 1) He was reluctant to give them any help. (他不愿意给他们任何帮助. ) | 2) She gave us a reluctant promise (他勉强地给了我们允诺. )

scarcely...when

刚...就

scarcely...but 不...的...几乎没有 | scarcely...when 刚...就... | scrape through 勉强通过

scolding

责骂

区分惩戒(discipline)与责骂(scolding)谈到苏格拉底、亚里士多德部分,勉强还算好一点,不过当谈到形而上学(Metaphysics)、形而下学(Aconcrete Science)、实体论(Ontology)、辩证法(Dialectic)等专业用语时,头就开始莫名的疼痛.

scrape together

费力地获得

4442scrape by勉强维持 | 4443scrape together费力地获得 | 4444scratchn. 抓痕,抓的声音,乱写; v. 搔痒,抓,抹掉

scrapple

玉米肉饼 (名)

scrapper 好打架的人; 拳击手 (名) | scrapple 玉米肉饼 (名) | scratch along 勉强糊口, 艰难地谋生

Smithsonian Agreement

史密森协定

继"尼克松冲击"(the Nixon shock)之后,1971年12月18日"十国集团"又达成一项妥协方案,称作"史密森协定"(Smithsonian Agreement),勉强维持了布雷顿森林协定下的钉住汇率制.

Senior Chief made the swim to the Aleutian Islands：军士长游泳去了阿留申群岛

Some people actually believe|有些人真的相信 | Senior Chief made the swim to the Aleutian Islands.|军士长游泳去了阿留申群岛 | He's standing on a distant beach somewhere|此时他正在某个遥远的海滩

plebeianism：庶民风格

plebeian 平民 | plebeianism 庶民风格 | plebiscitary 平民表决法令的