It's a sculpture carved from the tusk of a mammoth—it must have been towards the end of the tusk, because it's slim, slightly curved.

这是一件用猛犸象的象牙雕刻而成的雕塑——肯定是象牙接近尾端的部分，因为其形状纤细、略呈弧形。

She fell back towards the end of the race.

赛跑快结束时她落后了。

Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting.

会议快结束时群情激愤。

He became very weak towards the end of his life.

他临终时很虚弱。

I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer.

我想事情发生在，对了，快到上个夏末的时候。

This shouldn't take long and it should be towards the end of the meal.

这应该不会花很长时间，而且应该是快吃完饭了。

Towards the end of the decade, China's economy was expanding past the capacity of the nation's electricity grid.

在这十年期的末期，中国经济正在扩张，超过了国家电网的容量。

If you like, move on to the Seal Centre first and then go back when things are quieter, towards the end of the day.

如果你愿意，可以先去海豹中心，直到一天即将结束、比较安静的时候再回来。

When it emerged towards the end of the 1980s as a purely text-based medium, it was seen as a tool to pursue knowledge, not pleasure.

20世纪80年代末，当它作为一种纯文本媒介出现时，它被视为一种追求知识而非快乐的工具。

Towards the end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman named Sarah Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes—and beautifully.

在《过度打扮》的结尾，克莱介绍了她的偶像，一位名叫莎拉·凯特·博蒙特的布鲁克林女人，从2008年开始，她亲手制作自己所有的衣服，而且做得很漂亮。

The house will be ready towards the end of the year.

这房子在年底以前可以造好。

Imagine yourself towards the end of your life.

想像自己走向生活的终点。

This was towards the end of the Triassic period.

那时已是三叠纪末期。

A decision is expected towards the end of December.

预计11月底会做出一个决定。

Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end.

永生是个非常长的时间，特别是对于死亡来说。

This is towards the end of this big long parable chapter.

这是比喻长篇的结尾。

She gave a little push towards the end, but we did the work.

她只能在完成过程中给与小小的推动，但是具体的工作还需要我们进行。

But it will start to fall back only towards the end of the year.

但只有到年底，通胀才可能回落。

Its still-leisurely report is now expected towards the end of this year.

这份进展缓慢的调查报告有望在年底面世。

As Woody Allen said, "Eternity is very long, especially towards the end".

正如伍迪·艾伦所说，“永远是很长的，尤其越到后面越长。”

These are repetitive activities proceeding towards the end of the project.

将进行重复活动直到项目结束。

Towards the end of this fourth year jean Valjean's turn to escape arrived.

到了第四年末，冉阿让有了越狱的机会。

Waiting for our re-supply plane for 11 days got pretty bad towards the end.

考察临近尾声时，我们花了11天时间等待补给飞机的再次到来，真是糟透了。

Test flights of SpaceShipTwo itself could start towards the end of the year.

年底，“星船二号”也将进入试飞阶段。

Towards the end of autumn, spiders begin to prepare for the chilly time ahead.

直到秋末，蜘蛛才开始为即将到来的寒冷天气做准备。

They say it proves the writer suffered from cancer towards the end of his life.

他们称面膜证明了这位作家晚年受到癌症折磨。