The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity.

绝大多数仓鸮是圈养的。

It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.

这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。

As the great day approached, she grew more and more nervous.

随着这重大日子的临近她心情越来越紧张。

The great bulk of the building reared up against the night sky.

夜幕下，巨大的高楼显得阴森森的。

Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky.

他们的宠物兔已回到西天的兔宫了。

By viewing great art, the great unwashed would become civilized.

通过欣赏伟大的艺术作品，下层民众会变得文明。

The great advantage of home-grown oranges is their magnificent flavour.

自产橙子的巨大优势是其极好的味道。

When the great man arrived, the club's manager personally escorted him upstairs.

当那位大人物到达时，俱乐部的经理亲自护送他上楼。

These Michigan woods have been exploited for timber since the Great Fire of Chicago.

自芝加哥大火灾之后，密歇根的森林一直被砍伐作木材用。

Ah, that's the great puzzle!

啊，这真是个大难题！

The Tower is for the great alone.

这座塔是专门给大人物的。

She gazed in awe at the great stones.

她敬畏地凝视着那些巨石。

The great thing is to get it done quickly.

重要的是尽快将它完成。

The great beeches towered up towards the sky.

一棵棵山毛榉高耸入云。

Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.

在我们的文化中，“死亡”是一大忌。

'Swan Lake' is one of the great classical ballets.

《天鹅湖》是一部伟大的古典芭蕾舞剧。

Frederick the Great was the patron of many artists.

腓特烈大帝是许多艺术家的赞助人。

He was once the great white hope of British boxing.

他一度曾是英国拳击的希望所在。

The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village.

一个坦克状的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。

The cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1136 AD.

这座大教堂被公元1136年的大火烧毁了。

Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.

凯瑟琳大帝是艺术和科学的赞助人。

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列强们曾答应让他们成为一个独立国家。

In the great effort not to offend, we end up saying nothing.

为了尽量不冒犯人，我们最终什么也没说。

Her list of students read like a roll call of the great and good.

她的学生花名册读起来像一本名人录。

The Great Western Hotel is ideal, costing around 90 a night for a double.

大西酒店是理想的，双人房间每晚约£90。

For lovers of the great outdoors, activities range from canoeing to bird watching.

对于户外活动的爱好者们来说，有从划船到观鸟的各种活动。

He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

他从未忘记20世纪30年代经济大萧条时期他所目睹的艰辛。

The great majority of players would, of course, sign the contract without hesitation.

绝大多数运动员当然会毫不犹豫地签这份合同。

It is 1933, the height of the Great Depression, and the hobos are busy riding the rails.

那是1933年，经济大萧条的高峰期，流动工人们加紧在火车上逃票。

The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous.

我们这些孩子对外部世界所能形成的认识是非常模糊的。