Health is above wealth.

He is above meanness and deceit.

他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为.

He towers above his fellow students in mathematical ability.

他的数学才能胜过他的同学.

She wore a checked shirt tied in a knot above the navel.

她身穿一件格子衬衫，衣角在肚脐上方打了个结。

The policemen admitted beating the student, but said they were acting on orders from above.

警察承认打过这名学生，但说他们只是奉命行事。

He had to have one leg amputated above the knee.

他的一条腿不得不从膝部以上截断。

As Downing claims, and as we noted above, reading is best established when the child has an intimate knowledge of the language.

如唐宁所说，也正如我们前文所指出的，当孩子对语言非常熟悉时，阅读的效果最佳。

50 metres above sea level

海拔50米

The President should stand above party politics.

总统应当置身于政党政治之上。

the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning

把情感提高到逻辑推理之上

The water came above our knees.

水淹过了我们的膝盖。

There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.

这家副食店在墙上端端正正挂着一张服务公约.

He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.

他自荐当我们商场的经理.

He traded a job in New York City for the life of a cowboy.

他放弃了在纽约的工作,去过牛仔生活.

Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.

她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定.

She seems to have camped up at the third act of the play.

她在第三幕中表演得似乎过火了.

Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标.

The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.

他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色.

The music evoked memories of her youth.

这乐曲勾起了她对青年时期的回忆.

On the envelope is written: " from Wang ".

信封上写着 “ 王缄 ”.

The farmer peddled his fruit from house to house.

那个农民挨家挨户兜售他的水果.