The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother.

I press the thumbtack into the board with thumb.

我用大拇指将图钉按在木板上.

After university she was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.

大学毕业后她仍决定不下来要从事什么职业。

The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously.

言外之意似乎是经济改革和民主化进程是不可能同时进行的。

We prefer action at the UN but we are also ready to pursue measures at Union.

我们更倾向于联合国的行动,但是我们也做好了随时响应欧盟的解决措施.

The government will be free to pursue its economic policies.

政府将可不受限制地实行其经济政策。

We will not pursue the subject.

我们将不继续学这门学科.

WANG Shi Rong keep illegal users of the right to pursue legal liability.

汪世容保留对非法使用者追究法律责任的权利.

He said Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit.

他说日本将继续贯彻伦敦峰会所制定的政策。

He had to go back to his hotel and prepare to catch a train for New York.

他不得不回到酒店，准备赶火车去纽约。

On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare.

准备一份报告平均需要1,000小时。

The commission telegraphed its decision earlier this month by telling an official to prepare the order.

本月早些时候，委员会命令一位官员准备起草指令，透露了其决定。

The defence lawyers asked for another week to prepare their case.

辩护律师要求再给他们一周时间准备案件.

to prepare a report

拟定报告

The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal.

那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

The car was out of control. There was nothing I could do except prepare to meet my maker!

汽车失控了, 我完全无能为力,只能准备去见上帝!

Although he thought he was helping us prepare dinner, he was only in the way.

虽然他认为他在帮我们准备饭, 但他只是碍手碍脚.

You will be allowed five days to prepare.

可以容许你有5天的准备时间。

We won't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison.

我们不会装作我们满心盼望着在监狱中度过一个月。

He apparently was not perturbed by the prospect of a policeman coming to call.

显然，对警察可能会上门来访，他并没有表现得很不安。

I see no prospect of his recovery.

我看不出他有痊愈的可能性.