Upon starting work, I gradually became more down to earth, and so daydream less and less.

After the euphoria of yesterday's celebrations, the country will come down to earth today.

经过昨天热烈的庆祝之后，这个国家今天将会回到现实中来。

The two horses were neck and neck all the way down to the wire.

一直到终点两匹马都并驾齐驱,互不相让.

It was a neck and neck horse race right down to the wire.

这次跑马赛从头到尾都胜败难分.

This project will go down to the wire.

(这个计画将到最后的阶段. )

Play-off games always seem to go down to the wire.

加时赛看起来双方比分总是咬得很紧.

Negotiators again worked right down to the wire to reach an agreement.

谈判人员又是直到最后时刻才达成了协议。

We can't go to a restaurant tonight – we're really down to the wire.

今晚我们不能去饭馆吃饭了——我们几乎身无分文了.

As soon as the clock strikes five, they down tools and off they go.

钟一敲五点, 他们就撂下工作走人.

" Why don't you stay down town and go to the theatre with me? "

“ 你留在市中心和我一起去看戏,好 吗 ?

There is a new free standing restaurant near the down town area.

在市中心区附近有座新的独立餐馆.

To-morrow he would go into the roaring down-town district and find work.

明天,他要去繁华的商业区找事干.

" I guess I'll be going down town, " he remarked, rising.

“ 我想,我该去市里了. ” 他说着站起身来.

I think we'll settle a little farther down town when we come back. "

我想等回来的时候,我们住到靠市区近一点的地方去.

They want down town yesterday.

他们昨天到商业区去.

Does her shopping at the mall rather than down town.

她在商业街而不是商业中心购物.

They went down town yesterday. So did she.

他们昨天到商业区去. 她也去了.

There was delight in going down town evenings.

每天晚上到商业区去现在成了乐事.

Then she took the car and went down town.

然后她坐上街车,去商业区.

He scratched his head and prepared to go down town.

他挠了挠头,打算去商业区了.

" Oh yes ; I saw them down-town and follered them. "

“ 不, 我在镇上见过他俩,还跟踪过他们. ”