Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring.

春天来燕子成群飞来。

I was seconded to a public relations unit.

被调到一个公关部门。

Temporary traffic controls are in operation on New Road.

新路正在实施交通管制。

She hired on as a baby sitter.

她当了看孩子的保姆。

Sheets of corrugated iron are often used for temporary roofs and fences.

波纹铁皮常用以建造屋顶和围墙。

Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.

她休产假将会有一个空缺。

Mother puts the baby in the charge of the baby-sitter while she is out.

母亲外出, 婴儿交给保姆顾。

I lost my notes and had to ad-lib the whole speech.

把讲稿丢了，只好说了一通。

Someone will have to be seconded from another department to do this work.

必须从其它部门调一个人来做这件工作。

We improvised a tent out of two blankets and some long poles.

们用两条毛毯和几根长竿搭成一个帐蓬。

Holmes admitted parking a car in a no-waiting zone.

霍姆斯承认把车停放在非停车区了。

No sooner were we hutted than we were on the march again.

们住进了营房就又出发了。

I quite by chance got drawn into a kind of impromptu party downstairs.

碰巧被拉去参加楼下那种组织起来的舞会。

The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.

政府正在采取措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。

We need 1000 extras for the big scene when they cross the Red Sea.

们需要1000名演员拍摄横渡红海的一场戏。

All the trains were halted when the storm started.

暴风雨来, 所有的火车都停开了。

We need a thousand extras for big crowd scene.

在拍摄群众大场面, 们需要上千名演员。

The wartime enmity of the two nations subsided into mutual distrust when peace finally came.

当和平最终来这两个民族间战的敌意消退为彼此的不信任。

The inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women worders worried everyone.

"有几个外来女工失踪了,令人费解,使大家十分担忧。"

Can't you find a baby sitter?

你不能找个保姆吗？