My health compels me to knock off work.

我的健康问题使我不得不工作。

They abandoned the game because of rain.

因为下雨比赛了。

It’s time you two stopped arguing—you’ve been at it all morning!

你们俩该争吵了—你们都吵了一个上午了。

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a skill that has significant impact on asystolic patient surial.

CPR是对心搏患者的存活有显著影响的一种方法。

It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.

孩子过了很长时间才吵闹。

He stirred the coffee until it was a light reddish-brown.

直到咖啡成红褐色,他才搅拌。

If the photocopier stops working just give it a clout.

如果那部影印机运的话就敲它一下。

The commander radioed him orders to stop and wait.

指挥员通过无线电命令他行动, 就地待命。

The doctor said I must cut overwork out.

医生说我必须过度劳累。

The surgeons have been working for twenty hous without letup.

那些外科医师一连工作了二十小时没有。

Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war.

威尔逊试图在各大国之间斡旋来战争。

She’s just gone off the boil, as they say in the midwifery traded.

按产科学的说法，她第一次阵痛了。

I am in favor of stopping work now.

我赞成现在工作。

The banks are threatening to pull the plug on the project.

银行威胁说这个计划。

He ceased to write at the age of sixty.

他60岁了写作。

Her mother never ceases telling you about her trouble.

她妈妈从来没有过向你诉说她的困难。

I asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.

我求他私下向各报馆编辑诽谤我。

The bus service was discontinued because nobody used it.

那条公交线因没有乘客而营运。

The shop is closed for a week.

这家商店营业一周。

The din in the factory ends abruptly when the noon whistle sounds.

当中午的笛声响起时，工厂里的嘈杂声顿时了。