看见

at the age of

在......岁时

became interested in 对......感兴趣 | at the age of 在......岁时 | see sb. doing 看见某人正在做某事

at the request of

应...请求

Keep out of my sight.不要让我看见你. | 38 at the request of应...请求 | request n.要求;请求

at the same time

同时,然而,不过

at the moment此刻,目前 | at the same time同时;然而,不过 | at the sight of一看见......就

at the thought of

一想到...就

at the sight of一看见...就 | at the thought of一想到...就 | back and forth(前后)来回地,反复地

at the thought of examination

一想起

at the sight of the exam paper 看见...时 | at the thought of examination 一想起 | at the cost of his life 以...为代价

at the tip of one's tongue

话说到了嘴边

at the eleventh hour (还来得及的)最后一刻 | at the tip of one's tongue 话说到了嘴边 | Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him. 看见门户紧闭,魔鬼也要离开.

Aussie

澳大利亚人

两个澳大利亚人(Aussie)本能地抬头一看,僵住了. 上面离他们只有十英尺的地方,一张脸伸进舷窗,正瞧着他们. 莱昂上尉等人看见零式战斗机和轻型飞机从早到晚往返飞奔于宽阔的海港中,还有汽艇来回穿梭,就像许多水蝽(waterbug)在到处乱转.

Babel

巴别塔

"巴别塔" (Babel)的含义取自圣经:创世之初,天下人都讲同样的语言,人们讨论建一个可以到达天堂的通天塔. 上帝看见人类齐心协力建塔,不快地说,看啊,他们成为一样的人,讲同一种语言,如果这样,人类将会毫无限制地做任何想做的事.

back and forth

(前后)来回地,反复地

at the same time同时;然而,不过 | at the sight of一看见......就 | back and forth(前后)来回地,反复地

baggage car

行李车

这时列车突然停了下来,哈利刚想找人问个究竟,Neville来到包厢门口,拜托哈利他们找到他的宠物蟾蜍Trevor,并说有人看见它在行李车(baggage car)中出现过.

McKenna：麦肯纳(姓氏)

officers n.政府官员, 军官, 警官, 船长vt.指挥 | mckenna 麦肯纳(姓氏) | disappointing adj.使人失望的, 令人失望的

rapid：激流

他们穿过很多美丽的峡谷,绕过无数大瀑布(cataract)、激流(rapid)和瀑布(waterfall). 带着仅有的两艘船,和几乎完全耗尽的给养,剩余的六个人终于到达了维尔京河(Virgin)的摩门教定居点. 这里,是他们一百天探险的终点.