could

The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.

几条小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.

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In a pinch, you could get home on foot.

在万不得已时, 你可以步行回家.

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With a little care you could have avoided the mishap.

你要是小心一点,本来是可以避免这场不测之祸的.

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No one could emerge from that avalanche alive, unless one believed that man could rise from the dead.

没人能从那次雪崩中活着出来, 除非相信人能死而复生.

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No one could plumb the mystery.

没人能看破这秘密.

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Now he was dead, and I could not get away from my sadness.

现在他死了, 而我无法摆脱悲痛.

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The captain ordered all sails lowered so the ship could ride out the storm.

船长命令把所有的帆放下以便船只安全渡过暴风雨.

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I could hear the director teeing off on his client's complaint as usual.

我能听到主任又像平时一样对客户的抱怨发火.

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When I asked him if he could do so, he replied proudly, " What else?

”我问他是否做得到时, 他傲然地回答 “ 那还用问 吗 ?”

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Looking around, I could see no sign of life.

四处环顾后, 我看不出有生命的迹象.

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It was so foggy that the driver could hardly make out the way ahead.

浓雾弥漫,司机看不清前面的路.

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He was rigged up to a machine so that the nurses could check his heartbeat.

他身上连接了机器让护士检查心跳.

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How could you overlook paying the rent?

你怎么会忘了付房租?

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Mary could hardly get through to Jack.

玛丽几乎无法使杰克明白她的意思.

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Mind where you put your feet; you could step on some broken glass.

注意脚底下, 你可能会踩在碎玻璃上.

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Neither threats nor promises could change his inflexible determination.

威胁与利诱均不能改变他坚定的决心.

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The mate observed regretfully that he could not account for that young fellow's whims.

那位伙伴很遗憾地说他不能说出那年轻人产生怪念头的原因.

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He telephoned Peter that he could not go with us.

他打电话给彼得说他不能和我们一道去了.

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Harry, could you do the honours? Tom and Angela both want gin and tonic.

哈里, 能劳驾你 吗 ?汤姆和安杰拉都想要掺奎宁水的杜松子酒.

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If you tried, you could do the work better.

如果你试试的话, 准能把那项工作干得更好.

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Mary was so embarrassed. She could only hide her face in shame.

玛丽感到特别难堪,她恨不得找个地缝钻进去.

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The road was blocked, no car could pass.

道路阻塞了, 车子过不去.

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I could tell that he was lying because he faced away while he was speaking.

我敢说他撒谎了,因为他说话时总是往旁边看.

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Could it be said that it is impossible of attainment?

难道这是办不到的 吗 ?

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If prices rise the country could slide into anarchy.

如果物价上涨,国家将有可能陷入混乱状态.

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We could hear the chanting of the pickets.

我们可以听到罢工纠察员有节奏的喊叫声.

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He could memorise nothing.

他什么也记不住.

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No one could overtake him.

没有人能超过他.

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The cagey fox could not be easily trapped by the farmer.

那只狡猾的狐狸不会轻易落入农夫的陷阱.

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If you'd given the job to me I could have done it in half the time.

你要是把活儿交给我,我早就做完了.

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