People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers' for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.

坐办公室的之所以常常被称作“白领工人”，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。

The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.

由于桥身太长，设计者不得不考虑了地表的形状。

The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton,

我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷嵝的人便是乔治。卡尔顿，

They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries.

他们通过叫击烟囱倾叫声而确定传出声音的那个烟囱。

I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。

The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.

一会儿工夫，割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件，乱七八糟地堆在花园里。