on hand 在手边;在场;即将发生
e.g.
1. Counsellors are on hand.
律师就在旁边。
2. They should prioritize and focus on the most important tasks on hand.
他们应该区分事情的重要性,并且把精力集中在即将发生的最重要的事情上。
on standby 待命;待命状态;严阵以待
e.g.
1. For a week, you were on standby.
整整一个星期你都在待命状态。
2. John tells the man,"You're now officially on standby."
John告诉他,“你现在正式待命。
Secret Service 特务机关;联邦经济情报局
e.g.
1. So you're like the secret service. How do you protect a client?
所以你们看起来像是秘密服务,你们是如何保护你们客户的呢?
2. They had met in French colonial Vietnam where they had links with the French secret service.
他们在法属殖民地越南相遇,在那儿,他们与法国特务机关有所交往。
urban adj. 城市的;住在都市的
词组:
urban planning 城市规划;城镇规划
urban construction 城市建设;城市工程
urban development 城市发展;城市开发
urban area 城市地区
urban traffic 城市交通
例句:
e.g.
1. Half of humanity lives in an urban setting.
全世界有一半的人生活在城市。
2. But there is only so much urban infrastructure for them to return to.
但对于他们的返回,城市的基础设施并没有随之增加。
考考你哦! 请试着译一译下面的文字:
1. They should prioritize and focus on the most important tasks on hand.
译文:他们应该区分事情的重要性,并且把精力集中在即将发生的最重要的事情上。
2. John tells the man,"You're now officially on standby."
译文:John告诉他,“你现在正式待命。