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在看过建筑师的设计图后。他很容易想像出房子完工时的模样。 After looking at the architect's plans, it was easy for him to see the completed house in his mind's eye.
他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求, 但每周工时要缩短. The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.
建筑者估计这个活儿需要15个工时. The builder reckons 15 man-hours for the job.
宣布了提高工资有个倒霉事在後头--我们得延长工时. The announcementof the pay rise had a sting in its tail we would have to work longer hours.