The pencil tapers to a sharp point.

铅笔的一段细成笔尖。

Philip clipped off another piece of wire.

菲利普又剪下一段金属丝。

He condensed the paragraph into one line.

他把这一段缩减成一行。

I think we’ve a bumpy road ahead of us.

我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。

The first part of the ascent is not steep.

开始一段坡路并不陡峭。

This article was compacted into a passage.

这被压缩成一段。

The paragraph is really an essay in little.

这一段实际是一小短。

The writer expanded one sentence into a paragraph.

作家把一个展成一段字。

There is a time lag of about fifteen years.

时间有一段约15年的间隔。

She manufactured a false story to hide the facts.

她编了一段谎话来掩盖事实。

The opera was preceded by a short overture.

这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。

This carefree interlude reacted upon the young people like wine.

这一段轻松的插曲令年轻人陶醉。

The ideas have been in circulation for some time.

这些想法已经流行了一段时间。

They had a frolic in the country.

他们在乡村度过了一段欢乐的时光。

He interpreted a difficult passage in a book.

他解释了书中一段难懂的字。

I haven't seen him for some time.

我有一段时间没见他了。

We shall have to extend the payments over an additional period.

我们得把付款期再推延一段时间。

After these days of excitement there was a reaction.

经过这几天兴奋之后又有一段沉闷生活。

Every can experience a paragraph of agamous life to the couple.

每对夫妇都会经历一段无性的生活。

These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.

这些疑虑已经折磨他一段时间了。