A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
临时用几个垫子拼了一张床。
With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.
鲍勃仰头咕咚咕咚几大口喝完了剩下的啤酒。
She sat down at the piano and played a few bars of a Chopin Polonaise.
她坐在钢琴边弹奏了肖邦的波洛奈兹舞曲的几个小节。
Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
就在几天之前我完成了一项委托任务。
Don't get in a strop —I'm only a few minutes late.
别生气—我不过晚了几分钟。
If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.
如果好几分钟也不见鱼上钩，我就提起鱼竿猛拉钓饵。
Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a laser.
他们的视力用激光只要几分钟就可矫正。
When I'd missed a few times, he suggested I rest the rifle on a rock to steady it.
由于我几次都没打中，他就建议我把步枪放到石头上来保持稳定。
Any tax measures enacted now as a quick fix would only be reversed in a few years when the economy picks up.
现在作为权宜之计颁布的任何税收措施等几年后经济好转时就会被撤消。
Some may enjoy the liveliness of such a restaurant for a few hours a day or week.
有人每天或每周都会来这样一个餐馆，享受几小时热烈氛围。
A few twentieths of a gram can be critical.
二十分之几克可能是关键的。
He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
他往包里塞了几件替换衣服。
A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
这个收音机只有几盎司重，比一包香烟还小。
She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary.
她随便谈了谈她认为一个秘书应有的品质。
Malcolm wanted to mix the beginning of a sonata, then add Beethoven for a few measures, then go back to Bach.
马尔科姆想要在开头部分加入一段奏鸣曲，然后加上几个小节的贝多芬作品，然后再回到巴赫的作品。
Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time.
与生活在仅仅几代之前的人相比，我们有更大的过得快乐的机会。
A cup of rice which cost thirty cents a few weeks ago is now being sold for up to one dollar.
几周前价值30美分的1杯米如今卖到了1美元。
Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours.
医生们平均每周工作90个小时，而有些出诊长达120个小时。
Worms have a lifespan of a few months.
蠕虫的寿命为几个月。
As a student he tried communal living for a few years.
当学生时他尝试过几年集体生活。
A few years ago they toured the country with a roadshow.
几年前他们在该国巡回流动演出。
He was killed a few days ago in a skiing accident.
他几天以前在一次滑雪事故中丧生。
A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city.
几天之后，他曾被毒打的尸体在城外一个路边被发现了。
A few years earlier, she had worked at 20th Century Fox as a film editor.
几年前，她曾是20世纪福克斯公司的一名电影剪辑师。
A study found that 85% of new fathers take some time off after the birth of a child—but for all but a few, it's a week or two at most.
一项研究发现85％的新生儿父亲会在孩子刚出生之后休息一段时间——但除了少数人，大多数都是一至两个星期。
A few minutes after, a Bricklayer passed by, carrying a pail full of plaster on his shoulder.
几分钟后，一个泥水匠走过，肩上扛着一桶石灰。
Write down a few sentences, or take a few example sentences from a book or exercise.
写下几句话，或者从书或练习中找到几个例句。
We can press a few buttons and a meal is completely cooked in just a short time.
我们只要按几个按钮，一顿饭很快就做好了。
Once a burning firelighter is placed against a tyre, it takes a few minutes for a car to ignite, giving the arsonist plenty of time to escape.
一旦将一个燃烧着的打火机放在轮胎上，汽车需要几分钟才能点燃，这给了纵火犯大量的时间逃跑。
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