were

They were knocking around together for about a year.

他们交往大概有一年了。

They were surprised to find that he'd already left.

他们惊奇地发现他已经走了。

These reforms were in the best interests of local government.

这些改革对地方政府最有利。

What in the world did they think they were doing?

他们到底认为自己在做什么？

The company treated me as though I were skiving.

公司对待我的态度就好像是我上班时溜号了似的。

There were 200 people present at the meeting.

有200人出席会议。

The crowds had been soaked and were now nicely drying out.

这群人都浑身湿透，现在谢天谢地快晾干了。

It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar.

很难找到彼此间差异更大的人了。

Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.

他们所谓的回答不过是表示承认的咕哝罢了。

The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.

救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。

They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.

他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。

Issues such as these were not really his concern.

他其实并不关心诸如此类的问题。

They've been best friends since they were children.

他们从孩提时起就是最要好的朋友。

Where were they made?

这些是在哪里制造的？

My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.

我指甲根部的表皮龟裂粗糙，指甲被咬得参差不齐。

There were low banks of earth between the rice fields.

稻田之间有低矮的田埂。

At the end of the day we were £ 20 down.

一天下来我们少了20英镑。

I picked first all the people who usually were left till last.

我先挑出了所有通常留到最后的人。

For her, books were as necessary to life as bread.

对她来说，书就像面包一样，是生活必需品。

There were 50 people there, at the very most.

那儿最多只有50个人。

It's time the kids were in bed.

孩子们该睡觉了。

There was so much traffic that we were an hour late.

路上车辆那么多，我们迟到了一个小时。

Everywhere people were going about their daily business.

无论哪里人们都在忙着干日常工作。

They were promoted to the First Division last season.

上个赛季他们晋升为甲级队。

When they set out they were well prepared.

他们出发时有很充分的准备。

With the coming of modern technology, many jobs were lost.

随着现代技术的到来，许多工作岗位不复存在。

When I left they were all still hard at it.

我离开的时候他们都还在努力工作。

The governors were joined by Mr Hunter and his management team.

亨特先生及他率领的管理小组加入了州长们的队伍。

Charles and I were closeted in his study for the briefing session.

我和查尔斯在他的书房里闭门开简介会。

Their ears were still attuned to the sounds of the London suburb.

他们依然很熟悉伦敦市郊的喧闹声。