I used to be a damsel in distress.

我是常常处于忧伤中女孩。

The opposition's claims need to be verified.

反对派发言要证实。

Most civil services still tend to be gerontocracies, where age and seniority are synonymous.

大部分公务员还是倾向于老人统治，这一词是年龄和资义词。

The hollow eye sockets of the stone snakes seemed to be following him.

他总觉得那两只石蛇空眼窝始终都在跟随着他。

I know it's not benign. It's got to be a malignant tumor.

我知道这不是良性。肯定是恶性肿瘤。

I'm sorry the company couldn't help, but I really do need to be in London.

公司没法安排我去伦敦，很抱歉我确实要去那儿。

You run a business. You have to be formidable.

管理生意，要有威严。

It can be frivolous, but it doesn't have to be.

快乐可能是无意义，但也不一定如此。

In Europe, where forestry is ecologically more advanced, the non-commercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community, to be preserved as such, within reason.

在林业生态更为发达欧洲，没有商业价值树种被合理地看成是地森林群落成员，并得到相应保护。

How does life change when you choose to be unapologetically yourself?

选择无怨无悔地做自己时生活怎么就改变了？

We had to be observant and patient.

我们还必须遵守纪律，耐心听讲。

Love is only to be obtained by giving love in return.

爱只能通过给予才能获得。

It's time for you to be tucked in, Little Bear.

该睡觉了，小熊。

We're optimists because we have to be.

我们是乐观主义者，因为我们必须这样。

The implication of this claim was that the culinary culture to be found in London had not submitted to the homogenization promoted by a monolithic transnational capitalism (in other words " McDonaldization" ) .

这一宣传背后所蕴藏理念是伦敦饮食文化成功地抵抗住了横扫一切他人文化跨国资本主义（就是说“麦劳文化”）冲击。

These tips may prove to be lifesavers.

这些小建议或许能救您一命。

Those on precarious part-time contracts are particularly vulnerable to being fired while on maternity leave.

至于那些没有保障兼职合约员工极有可能在休产假期间被解雇。

Simply put, our bodies aren't designed to be sedentary.

简单地说，我们身体不是为久坐不动而设计。

If something seems to be everywhere, we say it's ubiquitous.

如果有什么东西似乎无处不在，我们就说它无处不在。

Begging larvae were 13 times more likely than laid-back larvae to be eaten by mom.

乞讨幼虫比无忧无虑幼虫被母亲吃掉可能性高13倍。