81. | Some insects have a life-span of no more than a few hours. |
| 有些昆虫寿命只有几小时。
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82. | The notion of a Channel Tunnel first saw the light of day more than a century ago. |
| 海峡隧道的构想在一百多年前就已提出。
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83. | He's lost a lot of weight: he's three kilos lighter than he used to be. |
| 他体重减了很多,比以前轻了三公斤。
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84. | She left little more than an hour ago. |
| 她离开一个多钟头了。
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85. | It's cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel. |
| 住寄宿舍比住旅馆便宜。
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86. | I eat lots less than I used to. |
| 我吃得比从前少得多。
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87. | A man's voice is usually lower than a woman's. |
| 男子的嗓音通常比女子的低。
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88. | Illustration is often more useful than definition for showing what words mean. |
| 用图解或示例解释词义往往比用定义解释更清楚。
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89. | The task proved inconceivably more difficult than we had imagined. |
| 任务的困难程度超过我们的想像,确实难以置信。
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90. | I'm pretty indestructible; it takes more than a bout of flu to lay me low. |
| 我身体很壮,得一次流感不致于躺下。
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