Honours were automatically awarded to senior officials just because they were senior.

荣誉顺理成章地授予资深官员，就因为们资格老。

The brothers were outwardly friendly;inwardly they were far apart.

弟兄们表面上很友好,骨子里却很疏远。

Among 56 DCIS,28 were poorly-differentiated,15 were intermediately-differentiated and 13 were well-differentiated.

56中低导管原位癌28，中15，高13。

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

刚让我们住进了临时营房就又出发了。

We were successful not because we were quick-witted but because we persevered.

我们之所以成功不是因为我们机智，而是因为我们坚韧不拔。

Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep.

她眼睑低垂好像快要着的样子。

The trials were a mere farce since no judges were present at all.

"这些审判简是胡闹,因为根本没有法官出席。"

I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.

我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她, 好像她是一个幽灵。

They sat on appropriation plans until they were certain which way winds were blowing.

们把拨款计划搁置起来，们确定了事情的趋势为止。

We listened to the young lutist as though we were under a spell.

我们听着年轻的琵琶手演奏, 简着了迷。

The audience behaved indecorously as if the concert were an informal dress rehearsal.

这些观众举止随便，仿佛这场音乐会是一场非正式的彩排。

Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns.

没有电, 有煤油灯。

The accident happened chiefly because you were careless.

发生事故的主要原因是你不小心。

It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.

结果证明我们的计算是错误的。

We radioed headquarters that we were in trouble.

我们向总部报告, 说我们遇了困难。

They perceived that they were unwelcome and left.

们意识们是不受欢迎的, 于是就离开了。

It was a time when motorcars were rare.

那是汽车很罕见的时代。

They complained that the wages were too low.

们抱怨工资过低。

I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.

我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而烦恼。

We tend to use these terms as if they were freely interchangeable forms of energy.

我们动辄使用这些术语,好像它们可以随意换用似的。