When his luck was rotten, it was rotten to the core, rotten all the way through.

You have a knack of getting to the core of things.

你一下子说到点子上了.

The peach is rotten to the core.

这个桃子烂到核里了.

Fang Hung-chien was shaken to the core , never expecting his father to be quite so shrewd.

方鸿 渐 吓矮了半截, 想不到老头子这样精明.

He is catholic to the core.

他是地地道道的天主教徒.

He is really rotten to the core.

他真是坏透了.

He was a gentleman to the core, a fine officer.

他是一位道地的正人君子, 一名很优秀的军官.

We all look forward to the day when our country is reunified.

我们都盼望着祖国统一的那一天.

I got a number of phone calls to the day.

我正好接到几个电话.

Is it possible to change my booking to the day after tomorrow?

能不能将我的订座改到后天?

You can book your holiday right up to the day of departure.

你可以在出发那天登记自己的假期.

It was several seconds before he realized he had contributed to the day's bag.

他隔了几秒钟后才知道自己已成为那一天的猎获物之一.

We're moving them all to the day room.

我们把他们转移到白天待的房间.

Twenty-five years ago, to the day, England reached the sport's pinnacle by winning the World Cup.

恰好是在25年前的今天，英格兰队在世界杯上夺冠，到达了足球运动的巅峰。

It's three years to the day since we met.

我们整整叁年没见面了.

I received a letter to the effect that he would help me.

我收到一封信,大意是说他愿意帮助我.

He left a note to the effect that he would not be returning.

他留下一张字条,大意是说他不回来了.

Warning notices were posted to the effect that the beach was closed.

警告已经贴了出来,大意是说海滩已经关闭.

I had a letter to the effect that he would soon arrive.

我收到一封信,信的大意是,他很快就要来了.

The black man said something to the effect that no one could do nothin'about it.

黑人嘟囔了几句,大意是说对此谁都没辙.

He has made a declaration to the effect that all fighting must stop at once.

他作了宣布,大意是说战争必须立刻停止.