I stumbled upon the rare book in a second -hand bookstore.

我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书。

属类：综合句库--

I shall be ready in a second or two (in a few second s).

一会儿我就会准备好.

属类：英汉句库--

In Singapore, it is important to emphasise the proficiency in a second language--be it Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Malay or Tamil.

以新加坡的情况来说,鼓励国人熟练掌握一种第二语文(可以是华文、英文、法文、德文、日文、马来文、淡米尔文等),是十分重要的。

属类：社会文化-新闻报道-

1:Since 1929, when Sir Ernest (knighted for war services in 1921) took over as chairman, the Oppenheimers have led De Beers almost without interruption, massaging the price of diamonds by hoarding them and occasionally selling part of the firm's stockpile.2:The family has wielded political influence, too, mostly bankrolling liberal causes.3:Both Ernest and his son Harry served in South Africa’s parliament: Ernest for 14 years in the run-up to the second world war, and Harry for nine years as a member of the anti-apartheid opposition.

1:1929年，欧内斯特爵士成为德比尔斯主席。2:自此之后，海默家族一直经营着德比尔斯，并通过控制库存量来调控钻石价格。3:与此同时，海默家族为一些南非的自由事业提供资助，在政界也有一定的影响。另外，欧内斯特和儿子哈利也曾为南非议会服务：欧内斯特在14年里为二战提供支持，哈利也是种族主义的支持者。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-南非最有影响力的矿业家族下一步会如何?

1: The threat of more such setbacks still hangs over the economy. 2: Europe’s crisis has not been solved. 3: The intensifying confrontation between Iran and the west has driven petrol prices up 25 cents per gallon since mid-December. 4: Federal austerity remains a threat: Congress is once again locked in confrontation over a payroll-tax break that expires at the end of this month and a raft of other tax increases and spending cuts will kick in next year unless it intervenes. 5: In the economy, as in football, there is no guarantee that the second half will be easier than the first.

1:更多诸如此类的阻碍仍像噩梦般笼罩在美国经济周围。2:欧债危机尚未解决。3:伊朗与西方社会的紧张局势使每加仑汽油价自十二月中旬以来上涨了二十五美分。4:联邦政府的财政紧缩政策仍是一个威胁：针对本月到期的工资税减免政策，国会再一次陷入僵局。除非国会加以干涉，有关增加税收和削减开支的一系列规定将自行生效。5:总之，在复苏经济的过程中，正如橄榄球比赛一样，什么也无法担保下半场能比上半场轻松，抑或出现好兆头就意味着胜利。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-两个半场的竞赛

1: Much trickier will be reconciling the demands of developing countries for an extension of the UN’s Kyoto protocol with the determination of most developed ones to bin it. 2: The world’s only binding agreement to curb emissions has been a colossal failure. Since it was negotiated in 1997 global emissions have risen by over a quarter, mostly in developing countries. 3: The treaty does not curb their emissions, which are now 58% of the total; China alone is responsible for 23%. 4: The second-biggest polluter, America, (with 20%) is also free to emit, as it has not ratified the treaty.

1:协调发展中国家的要求，使它们同意大多数发达国家都会拒绝的《京都议定书》的附加条件会变得更加困难。2:世界上仅有的对控制排放量有约束力的协议经历了重大的失败，因为它是在1997年协商出来的，这个时候（二氧化碳）全球排放量增长已超过四分之一，而且主要集中在发展中国家。3:这个协议并没有限制它们的排放量，如今其排放总量占世界总量的58％，中国自己就占23％。4:紧随其后的第二大污染源是美国（排放量占20％）。由于美国并未签署协议，因此它的二氧化碳排放是免费的。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-联合国气候变化会谈 Climate-change

The second stumbling block has been bad luck. In both 2010 and 2011 Europe’s sovereign debt crisis flared up, damaging confidence in America. Last year the Arab spring sent petrol prices soaring, pinching incomes, while Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disrupted supply chains.

第二个障碍物可归结为接踵而来的霉运。在2010年和2011年里，欧洲主权国家的债务危机愈演愈烈，甚至打击了美国对金融市场的信心。去年，阿拉伯之春又把汽油价格推上天，消费者入不敷出。日本大地震和海啸更严重干扰了供应链。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-两个半场的竞赛

Republicans bristle at the notion. In February Rick Santorum, the second-placed Republican candidate, declared: “There is income inequality in America. There always has been and, hopefully, and I do say that, there always will be.” New income data from Emmanuel Saez, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley, may fan the flames.

共和党人被这个看法激怒了。二月份，共和党总统提名候选人的第二位热门人选Rick Santorum称：“美国存在收入差距，而且一直以来都有，我希望，我的确是这么说的，将一直有收入差距。”美国加州大学伯克利分校的一位经济学家Emmanuel Saez提供的新收入数据可能更是火上浇油。

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-差距再次扩大

When Irish voters approved the treaty earlier this month in a second referendum, he vowed to keep his word.

本月早些时候，当爱尔兰投票者在第二次公投时同意签署条约时，卡钦斯基也宣布他决不食言。

属类：英汉句库-voa.hjenglish.com-

But, in a second surprise, bitter compounds relaxed and opened airways better than any existing asthma drug.

不过研究人员再次得到了一个惊喜——苦味化合物能够帮助张开气道，效果比现有的任何哮喘药都好。

属类：英汉句库-www.hjenglish.com-

Answer: You can put the additional information in a second XML file.

答：您可以将附加信息放到第二个XML文件中。

属类：IT行业-www.ibm.com-

Everyone, stay calm. I'm sure the power will be back on in a second .

大家保持镇定。我肯定很快就会来电了。

属类：英汉句库-www.ebigear.com-

But when, five years later, I was involved in a second crash, I took it as a sign that I should re-evaluate my priorities.

但5年后我再次遭遇坠机时，便把它看成一个信号，说明我应该重新评估自己优先考虑的事情。

属类：英汉句库-www.ftchinese.com-

But a recent study shows that deaf readers are just like other people learning to read in a second language.

但最近的一项研究表明，聋人阅读者就像是使用第二语言阅读的人。

属类：英汉句库-www.ebigear.com-

When a voltage is applied in a second direction, the ion bridge recedes and the programmable resistor becomes essentially non-conductive.

当电压沿第二方向施加时，离子桥消失且可编程电阻器变得基本不导电。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

As The Economist went to press, they were expected to implement the austerity plan in a second vote.

当经济学家杂志拿去出版时，大家期待着他们在第二次选举后执行这项财政紧缩计划。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

In a second part of the study, the researchers collected T-shirts worn by fathers and their children while sleeping.

第二部，研究者收集父亲和孩子睡觉穿的T恤。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

second nodes which are three or more and to which a voltage in a second signal level obtained by inverting the first signal level is set;

第二节点，其是三个或者更多，并且向其设置通过反相第一信号电平而获得的第二信号电平的电压；

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

A second hollow member extends in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the tip end of the support shaft.

第二中空部件从所述支撑轴的所述顶端在与所述第一方向相对的第二方向上延伸。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

Fluency in a second language cultivates an ability to put oneself in another point of view.

对第二语言的熟练可以培养出将自己放到另一种思维角度。

属类：中国大陆-bbs.chinadaily.com.cn-

The rows of the thermoelectric elements are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and connected to each other.

多行热电元件沿与第一方向垂直的第二方向布置并彼此连接。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

The mode locking means is adapted to be in a first extreme position and in a second extreme position.

该模式锁定装置适合位于第一极限位置和第二极限位置。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

The carmaker planned to invest 5 billion yuan ($735 million) in a second factory complex in Xi'an with the same capacity.

该汽车厂商计划投资50亿元在位于西安的第二个工厂的综合设施上，第二个工厂的产量将与第一个相同。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

The system identifies which word or phrase in one language is the most likely equivalent in a second language.

该系统能够识别在一种语言中某个词或短语在另一种语言中与哪一个词是最接近的。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-

The array of substrates may also be concurrently moved in a second rotational motion.

该组基片还可以同时进行第二角运动。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

Worse, France might find itself left behind in a second division of European economies rubbing along with Italy and Spain.

更糟糕的是，法国可能会发现自己沦为与意大利和西班牙同级的欧洲二流经济体。

属类：英汉句库-www.ftchinese.com-

The company also plans to expand its capacities in a second phase, also creating more jobs.

公司同时正在做二期规划，进一步扩大生产能力，提供更多的就业岗位。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

The body was found in a second snow cave near another such cave where rescuers found a sleeping bag, ice axes and rope, officials said.

官方称在一个雪洞内发现了睡袋、冰镐、绳索，在就近的第二个雪洞内发现了尸体。

属类：中国大陆-bbs.chinadaily.com.cn-

This purified reaction product is used in a second stage: a coupling reaction of the purified activation reaction product with aspartate.

将这一经纯化的反应产物用于第二阶段：该经纯化的活化反应产物与天冬氨酸的耦合反应。

属类：英汉句库-ip.com-

In a second -hand bookstore in Berlin she stumbled across the German phrase, which the shop owner translated as "poison" in English.

她在柏林的一家二手书店偶然看见这个德文短语，店主将其翻译为英文的“毒”（poison）。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-