There's a very fine line between personal ambition and ruthlessness. 个人野心和冷酷无情之间几乎没有差别。

librarianship and allied subjects 图书馆管理和相关业务

We are all working along similar lines. 我们都按着相似的方式工作。

Remote voting via the Internet is analogous to absentee voting and will have the same kinds of problems. 通过因特网远程投票即类似于缺席投票，会出现同样的问题。

Music fans are already calling him another Frank Sinatra. 乐迷们已经开始把他叫做另一个弗兰克·西纳特拉。

Is Tom anything like his brother? 汤姆有点像他兄弟吗？

You have to show respect for your colleagues, and by the same token they have to respect you.

The Northern Ireland economy is closely linked to that of the rest of the United Kingdom. 北爱尔兰的经济与英国其他地区联系紧密。

You can find yourself married to someone with whom you're not compatible. 你突然意识到自己和一个合不来的人结了婚。

We essentially teach convergent thinking: that there's one right answer.

copycat crimes 模仿性犯罪

Income from tourism is five per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year. 旅游业的收入比去年同期增长了5%。

Members of the daughter movement were far more politically active. 子代运动的成员在政治上要活跃得多。

This recipe works equally well with soft fruit. 该种烹制方法采用无核小果作配料效果一样好。

They were facing soldiers whose skill was at least equal to their own. 他们面对的是技术上起码和他们自己不相上下的士兵。

Discuss your experiences with a fellow student. 和同学讨论讨论你的经历。

generic software, suitable for use with both Macs and PCs 苹果机和个人电脑通用的软件

Leeds had dominated the game throughout the first half, and the second half began in a similar vein with another goal after only five minutes. 利兹联队在整个上半场控制了比赛，下半场的情况类似，开场仅仅5分钟再次攻入一球。

The costs were very much in line with what we expected. 费用和我们预计的差不多。

Pensioners get an annual increase in line with the cost of living. 领取养老金者每年的养老金随着生活费用的增加而增加。

He passed his hands in front of my eyes in the manner of a hypnotist. 他像催眠师那样把双手在我眼前晃过。

Their latest album includes several songs in the classic folk mould. 他们最新的专辑收录了几首古典民间音乐风格的歌曲。

kindred desires 相似的欲望

The character of the lake has changed and the character of the surrounding area likewise. 湖的特色变了，湖周围的环境也跟着变样了。

Most drugs are in fact me-too drugs: similar copies of truly innovative agents.

It was the nearest thing to a home that he had ever had. 那是他曾经拥有过的最像家的地方。

She's an artist of sorts. 她是个所谓的艺术家。

a style reminiscent of a Hitchcock film 酷似希区柯克电影的风格

High inflation usually leads to high interest rates. Similarly, interest rates decline when inflation is low. 高通货膨胀通常会导致高利率。同样，物价走低的时候，利率也会下降。

Students in both schools achieved similarly low scores on the test. 在测试中两个学校的学生得分差不多一样低。

a large fish something like a shark 一条很像鲨鱼的大鱼

These boys were going to be America's answer to The Beatles. 这些男孩将成为美国的披头士乐队。

The band's sound is straight out of the 60s. 这个乐队的音乐风格和60年代乐队的风格相似。

There is little to choose between the different methods except for their cost. 这些方法除了费用不同外，几乎不相上下。

I'm not surprised they're friends – they're two of a kind. 他们是朋友我并不奇怪，他们两个属于同一类型。

The company had created a virtual monopoly. 这家公司已形成了一种实质上的垄断。

Not only were they in love, they were also very well matched. 他们不仅相爱，而且也很般配。