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1. There are a few mistakes in it.
这里有几个错误。(比较:There are few mistakes in it.这里几乎没有错误。)

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2. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at week-ends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.
每当周末,那些天天远道赶来上班的数千人们,又躲进乡下自己的家里。此刻有一种宁静的气氛笼罩着那无人的大街。它给人们的感受是无与伦比的。

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3. I bet he'll spend all his money in a few days because the money is burning a hole in his pocket.
我敢说, 不出数天他便会把钱花光,因为他是个留不住钱的人。

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4. She dived in and bobbed up a few seconds later in the middle of the pool.
她潜入水中,几秒钟后在游泳池中央猛地钻出水面。

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5. The artist sketched in a few trees to show a vividness in its surroundings.
画家粗略地添加了几棵树,使画面环境颇显生动。

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6. A computer does complicated calculations in a few seconds.
有了计算机,繁复的计算几秒钟就能完成。

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7. A few carefully chosen men went ahead while main body remained concealed in the valley.
精心挑选出来的几个人走在前面,大队人马则隐藏在山谷里。

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8. A few minutes later,the head-warder assembled the guards and warders in his office.
几分钟后,看守长把警卫和看守叫到他的办公室。

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9. A few more traveler's checks may come in handy on holiday.
多带几张旅行支票,度假时会有用的。

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10. A few scarecrows were set up in the field.
田里竖起了几个稻草人。

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11. After making his pile by working in industry for a few years he moved to the country and bought a farm.
在工业方面干了几年发财之后,他搬到乡村,买下一个农场。

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12. All right, but make it snappy. The meeting is to begin in a few minutes.
好的, 但要快,没有几分钟就要开会了。

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13. An old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face.
一个老女人上前了几步,在我面前恶毒地晃动着她的拳头。

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14. Are you all watching out?The Queen will come this way in a few minutes!
你们都注意警戒了吗?过几分钟女王就要从这条路通过了!

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15. Before liberation there were few doctors and little medicine in the countryside.
解放前农村缺医少药。

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16. Changes in policy were few.
政策很少变化。

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17. Don't talk on and on [jabber away] when you can say it in a few words.
两句话能说完的事就别犯碎嘴子了。

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18. Few can equal [compare with] her in manual dexterity.
论手巧,一般人都不如她。

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19. Few kinds of plants grow in the desert.
几乎没有植物在沙漠上生长。

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20. Few kinds of plants grow in the heath.
少有植物可在荒地上生长。

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