that is

To an extent, that is the reason for the meeting.

在某种程度上，那就是召开这次会议的原因。

It is just as well that we didn't leave any later or we'd have missed him.

还好，我们没有晚些离开，要不然我们就见不到他了。

I think that is a total waste of money.

我认为那完全是浪费金钱。

Dig over any ground that is clear of crops and plants.

把没种庄稼和植物的土地都深翻一遍。

That is just a secondary consideration.

那只不过是次要的因素。

That is very kind of you both. I should like to come.

你们两位真是太客气了。我会来的。

pottery that is datable to the second century

可确定产于二世纪的陶器

"That is correct, Meg," he answered in his cold, dead voice.

“没错，梅格。”他用冰冷、阴沉的声音答道。

But that is what the suckers want so you give it them.

但那就是那些笨蛋们想要的，给他们就是了。

Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests ─ that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.

这些考生的总体百分位排名占第21位。就是说，79%的应试儿童比他们考得好。

a policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional party doctrine

因与传统的政党宗旨一致而受欢迎的政策

A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article.

发表该文章的杂志将受到诽谤诉讼。

Food that is being offered hot must be reheated thoroughly.

买来的热熟食必须重新热透。

It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?

这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？

A house like that is out of our league.

那样的房子不是我们这号人买得起的。

"That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.

“真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。

a barefaced lie (= a lie that is deliberate and shocking)

厚颜无耻的谎话

This is a great holiday resort that is full of life.

这里生气勃勃，是一个绝妙的度假胜地。

That is no way to treat another human being.

那绝不是对待他人的方式。

It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%.

据预测，通货膨胀将稳定在3%。

Here is a summer soup that is almost a meal in itself.

接下来是一道几乎可以抵作一餐的夏季汤品。

He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well.

他给继任者留下了发展势头非常不错的经济。

Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound.

一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。

The Bible says that stealing is a sin.

《圣经》上说偷盗有罪。

That is another matter altogether. And we shall come to that next.

那完全是另一回事，接下来我们会谈到。

The phase of writing that is actually most important is revision.

实际上写作过程中最重要的阶段是修改。

I thought that my upbringing was "normal", whatever that is.

我认为我的成长过程甭管怎么说还算“正常”。

In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.

在热天里，应该穿凉快舒适的衣服。

If these measures also reduce unemployment, that is all to the good.

要是这些措施也能降低失业率，那就不失为好事。

a diet that is deficient in vitamin A

缺乏维生素A的饮食