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暴风雨来临时，天空转暗。 The sky turned dark as the storm came near.
那个退休妇女是个临时保姆。 That retired woman is a baby-sitter.
政策的条款是临时决定的. Points of policy are decided ad hoc.
他做临时工作已一年多了, 想找个固定的工作. He's been temping for over a year now and wants a permanent job.
我们拍战斗场面需要上百的临时演员. We need hundreds of extras for the battle scenes.
我们设法达成了某种临时的妥协. We managed to achieve a kind of modus vivendi.
老板雇佣了一些临时工。 The boss hired some temporary workers.
她受聘虽说是临时性的, 但却是一大成功. Her appointment was a significant, (al)though/albeit temporary success.
我们的邮政系统临时出了一点小问题. There's been a slight hiccup in our mailing system.
秋季来临时，玉米地里呈现出丰收的景象。 As autumn draws near, the cornfields show signs of ripeness.
由於技术上出现临时故障而发射延期. The launch was delayed by a technical hitch.
我是专指永久居民而言, 以别於临时访客. I refer specifically to permanent residents, in contradistinction to temporary visitors.