The Romans burned frankincense on their altars and at cremations.

We also have some of those altars, but not many.

我们也有一些那样的祭坛, 但是不多.

The ancient Hebrews killed animals on the altars as sacrifices to God.

古代希伯来人在祭坛上杀动物作为给神的祭品.

Victims were offered, the altars smoked, and the odor of incense filled the air.

人们祭献供品, 在圣坛前焚香供奉,空气中香烟缭绕.

Upon the altars rose the incense and bloomed the garlands.

祭坛上的香烟袅袅上升,花环上的花朵鲜艳地开着.

In the Pacific Ocean there are many coral atolls that are ring like islands.

太平洋中有许多环状的珊瑚岛.

Pacific Islanders, many living on coral atolls, are among those most at risk.

太平洋岛屿上的居民有很多住在珊瑚礁岛上, 他们面临的危险是最大的.

In the ebb, the part of the formation of atolls surface.

在落潮时, 部分的珊瑚礁露出水面形成珊瑚岛.

Thus she cared much about the liege opinions and sayings.

因此,她特别在意臣下的思想言论.

That in those homely sayings couched the collective wisdom of generations.

她说这些质朴无华的话语表达了一代又一代人的集体智慧.

I wrote down all the good sayings in this essay.

我把这篇散文中精要的句子都抄了下来.

Appropriate use of habitual sayings can increase an article's readability.

惯用语用好了能够增强文章的可读性.

And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

又对我说:这是神真实的话.

Why not mention these almost divinely childish sayings of kindness?

那种出自菩萨心肠的孩儿话,为什么不可以说 呢 ?

He often quotes the sayings of Kant.

他常引用康德的话.

He smothered the sarcastic sayings on his lips.

这句带有讽刺味道的话到了嘴边又被他咽了下去.

He seems to have been very indiscreet about my happy Christmas'sayings.

关于我的快乐的圣诞节的话,他可显得太冒失了.

His sayings recited above are less damning than his detractors would insist.

以上引述里根所说的几段话却并不象诋毁他的人一口咬定的那样十恶不赦.

He has a hobby for storing up sayings in his mind.

他有背诵格言的癖好.

Although superstitions involve beliefs and practices, they are usually transmitted as sayings.

虽然迷信涉及的是信仰和行为, 但它往往以谚语的形式出现.

He quoted some old Chinese sayings to illustrate his points.

他援用了一些中国话来解释他的论点.