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1.Some garlic is from the lighters overside, the other is from the trucks wharfside.

部分大蒜是从外档驳船来，其余是从里档卡车来。

2.His speedy promotion is from sheer ability.

凭才干而被迅速提拔。

3.I was fifteen miles from the nearest village.

我离最近村庄有15英里远。

4.There can be no knowledge apart from practice.

离开实践就没有知识。

5.Canicule is from late june to middle august.

“三伏天”指是每年六月下旬到八月中旬这段时间。

6.The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.

难民有饿死危险。

7.The principle had been pernicious from beginning to end.

这条原则自始至终都是有害。

8.Nylon is a synthetic; it is not from nature.

尼龙是种合成纤维, 不是天然物质。

9.Not every student in this classroom is from China.

在这个教室里并非每个学生都是来自中国。

10.He’s been willful and headstrong from a baby.

从小就固执任性。

11.The sound is from the waist of a violin.

声音是从小提琴中间部分发出。

12.The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.

整艘船从头到尾都着火了。

13.The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish.

那会议自始至终十分无聊。

14.The raconteur mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible.

那位来宾，指那句话是出自圣经！

15.The easiest way to capture a fortress is from within.

堡垒是最容易从内部攻破。

16.Despite a lack of formal education, she was far from stupid.

虽然没有受过正式教育，但是她点也不愚蠢。

17.She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.

由于用力骑车爬坡，她浑身发热， 喘不过气来。

18.Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite theme for the painter.

从很早时候起, 瀑布就是画家所喜爱题材。

19.The Prediction if pumpage from mining wells is very important for mining work.

矿井涌水量预测对于矿山开采具有重要意义。

20.How far is it from here to Nottingham?—Twenty miles as the crow flies.

从这里到诺丁汉有多远?——直线距离20英里。