| 21. | Our electricity bills are higher than we can afford -- we must start to economize. |
| 我们的电费已经高得付不起了-得节省些了。
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| 22. | It's an economy to buy good shoes; they cost more, but they last much longer than cheap ones. |
| 购买质量高的鞋很经济; 虽花钱多,但比廉价鞋耐穿得多。
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| 23. | The speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds. |
| 演讲者激发了我们的情感而不是启发我们的思考。
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| 24. | I'd sooner run a mile than be interviewed on television. |
| 要让我接受电视采访,我可要跑得远远的。
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| 25. | At the end of the day the new manager is no better than the previous one. |
| 从各个方面来看,这位新经理并不比前任强。
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| 26. | Jane's party was more of an endurance test than anything else. |
| 参加简举办的聚会完全是考验耐性。
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| 27. | Conservativegovernments in Britain favour private enterprise rather than nationalization. |
| 英国的保守党政府赞成私人经营而反对国有化。
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| 28. | You know even less about it than I do. |
| 你对此事知道得比我还少。
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| 29. | She's even more intelligent than her sister. |
| 她甚至比姐姐还聪明。
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| 30. | It's raining harder than ever. |
| 雨下得更大了。
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