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She cut a pattern for her own coat.

她给自己的外衣剪了一个样子.

Both the colour and pattern of this printed silk are very subdued and in good taste.

这块绸子的花色很淡雅.

innuendoes about her private life

对她私生活含沙射影的指责

What consenting adults do in private is their own business.

已达承诺年龄的成年人私下进行的活动是他们自己的事。

She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.

她决定起诉这家报纸对其私生活进行诬蔑.

Public business comes before private affairs . The state comes before the family.

公而忘私, 国而忘家.

It's a private matter.

这是件私事儿。

an opportunity for professional development

专业进修的机会

We are a professional outfit and we do require payment for our services.

我们是一家专业机构，对所提供服务确实要收取费用。

Gil says that women can't keep secrets. That's rich, coming from him, the professional sneak.

吉尔说女人不能保守秘密。这话从他这样一个整天打小报告的人嘴里说出来真是太荒谬了。

He is one of this country's top professional sportsmen.

他是本国的顶级职业运动员之一。

He is a professional tennis player.

他是一名职业网球运动员.

They were professional killers who did in John.

杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手.

In the spring along the Mississippi River, Cnephia pecuarum is a serious livestock pest.

春季密西西比河边的水牛蚋孳生,对家畜为害严重.

Each year ten percent of the crop is lost to a pest called corn rootworm.

一种叫玉米根虫的害虫每年会让粮食减产10%。

That guy is a regular pest.

那家伙是个十足的讨厌鬼.

My little brother is a pest when he spoils my games.

我的小弟弟破坏我的各种游戏真讨厌.

Pest control, we are learning, is just one of the many ways spiders can help us.

我们逐渐弄清, 控制害虫只是蜘蛛能帮助我们的许多方法之一.

The use of integrated pest management will expand in the twenty-first century.

在二十一世纪,害虫综合治理的应用将扩大.

Many pest situations are caused by natural phenomena.

许多害虫的情况都是由自然现象造成的.