The train snailed up the steep grade.

火车蜗牛地爬上陡坡。

A mist hangs low over the pond. The mist rises slowly, like steam from a kettle, while I glide, swanlike, while eggs hatch, while young swans come into existence.

晨雾低低地悬挂在池塘的上空。我像鹅优雅地滑翔的时候，蛋被孵成的时候，鹅们来到这个世界上的时候，雾气像水壶里的蒸汽，正在渐渐地升腾。

But, people that are naturally skinny will have to be much more diligent in following the bulking guidelines than your average individual.

但是，生低体脂的人，要比人更努力地遵守增肌指南。

In the town streets and squares sprang up as if by magic.

城市中的街道、广场象魔术变化地先后出现了。

" Croak! croak! " said she. " It is wet, it is wet; there is such a pleasant deathlike stillness in Sorbe! "

“呱呱！”她说。“下雨了！下雨了！苏洛是像是死地静寂！”

Here's how Montesquieu put it. He said, " A truly virtuous man would come to the aid of the most distant stranger as quickly as to his own friend."

孟德斯鸠是这么说的。他说：“真正良善的人会像帮助朋友，迅速地对最无关的陌生人施以援手。”

It means to leave -- often quickly.

它的意思是离开——指很快地离开。

Generally - when the action happens more often than not.

地 - 表示某个动作时候都会发生。

Treading delicately, like a cat, Aslan stepped from stone to stone across the stream.

阿斯兰在石头上猫灵巧地跳跃着，跨过溪。

Like a cetacean's tail, its propeller churned the waves slowly.

它的推进器像鲸鱼类的尾巴，地冲开海浪。

His thoughts fled in panic; like bandits from a burglar alarm.

让他的思绪像强盗被防盗警铃吓跑慌乱地消失了。

The concrete path ended as abruptly as a diving board.

混凝土径如跳水板突兀地终止。

Understanding stative verbs will help you use simple and progressive forms correctly.

理解静态动词将有助你正确地使用时态和进行时态。

A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.

地，说谎者往往就是看别人的时间过长，而令人起疑，因为他们以为直视别人的眼睛是诚实沟通的表现。

You could just use the simple past or the simple present.

你可以简单地使用过去时或现在时。

Fang flung himself at the window in his anxiety to get out, and when Harry opened the door, he shot off through the trees to Hagrid's house, tail between his legs.

牙牙扑向车窗，迫不及待地想出来，哈利打开车门，它就箭地穿过树丛，夹着尾巴，向海格的屋奔去。

" But if for any reason you don't feel inclined to talk to me, " said the old man, " say so, my dear sir." And he suddenly smiled, in an unexpected and tenderly paternal way.

“您要是有什么原因不愿意跟我谈话，”老头儿说，“那您就直说好了。阁下！”他突然像父亲慈祥地笑了笑。

Ah, my closed eyes that would open their lids only to the light of his smile when he stands before me like a dream emerging from darkness of sleep.

呵，我的合着的眼，只在他微笑的光中才开睫，他像从洞黑的睡眠里浮现的梦地站立在我面前。

Ah, so you're someone who tries to see the glass half full - you generally look at things in a positive way.

啊，所以你是努力看到满的那半的那类人咯 —— 你会积极地看待事物。

Now, it's often said that we English people hate making complaints - but, just for you, I'm going to make a programme about making complaints.

嗯，来地人们英国人不喜欢抱怨——但是，在这里，我将为大家做期跟抱怨有关的节目。