’we’ll get used to that Bill,’ said the vicar. ’Thirteen is not as good as one but it’s better than nothing. Now let’s go downstairs and have a cup of tea.’

“大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。“13下是不如1下好，但总比1下不敲强。来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”

“Has Jim come here yet?” “Yes, he’s been waiting downstairs for half an hour.” “Then, why don’t you bring him up?”

“吉姆来了吗?”“来了，他已在楼下等候半个小时。”“那么你为何不将他带上楼来?”

Tom,is that you pattering around downstairs

“汤姆，是不是你在楼下嗒嗒地四处跑动?”

Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea

把这话讲给楼下那个牛津家伙[24]听，向他挤出一基尼[25]。

Be an angel, Mary, and run downstairs and get the scissors.

帮个忙,玛丽,下楼去拿把剪子来。

There was always a great clinking of patterns downstairs too, until midnight or so, on Saturdays

不但如此，每逢礼拜六，一直到半夜左右，咯登咯登的木屐声音，老是在楼底下响成一片。

Within five minutes, he was dressed and downstairs feeling sore and drowsy

不到五分钟，他就穿起衣服下楼去了，浑身觉得酸痛和困倦。

It may easily be supposed, that Jeanie did not tarry long in adjusting herself to attend the summons, yet her feet almost failed her as she came downstairs

不难设想，珍妮无须在楼顶上耽搁多久整顿装束以应召呼。然而她走下楼梯的时候双脚几乎站不稳了。

This little trip downstairs seems have been all Ma Springer’s legs can bear

从楼上下来这短短的路程好像已经使斯普林格尔老太太精疲力竭似的。

But in the morning, all the same, she was up at seven, and going downstairs to Clifford. She had to help him in all the intimate things, for he had no man, and refused a woman-servant.

但是,虽然如此,翌日早晨的七点钟。她还是照样起来,到楼下克利福那里去。她得帮助他梳洗更衣的一切私事,因为他已没有用男仆。而他又本愿意一个女仆人来帮助他。

As she came downstairs very quickly she caught the foot in her dress

当她急匆匆下楼时，她的衣服缠住了她的脚。

All the guests ran downstairs when the alarm rang.

当警报响起时，所有的客人都朝楼下跑去。

When they come downstairs from their ivory tower,idealist is apt to walk straight into the gutter.

当理想主义者从他们的象牙塔里走到楼下来的时候，很容易就走进阴沟里去。

When he withdrew from the scene of his painful recollections, they both accompanied him downstairs , reiterating their hope that he would come again whenever he pleased, and assuring him that their poor dwelling would ever be open to him

当他退出去的时候，他们一齐陪他下楼，并向他表示，只要他愿意，

The landlord went downstairs to call his wife. They heard the front door open and shut, but no one came into the inn. While they stood wondering what to do,their lodger came down the stairs.

店主下楼去叫他的妻子。他们听到了前门开后又关上的声音，但没有人进来。正当他们站在那儿不知所措时，这位房客下楼来了。

The children clattered(ie ran noisily)downstairs .

孩子们咔咔地跑下楼.

The children made a loud noise downstairs .

孩子们在楼下大声喧哗。

Are the children downstairs ?

孩子们在楼下吗?

I am very sorry to ask for leave of absence from the soccer training this week. Yesterday afternoon, when I was hurrying downstairs , I sprained my ankle.

很抱歉本周我不能参加训练了。昨天下午我匆忙下楼，不小心扭伤了脚踝。

Jim is downstairs ; he’ll be up in a minute

吉姆在楼下，他马上就上来。

And so the monsoon passed.The “little drowned rat” spent more and more time with her “aunty” downstairs . Both were happy.

季节风渐渐地过去了。这个小落汤鸡和她的阿姨在楼下的时间也越来越多了，她们俩都过得很愉快。

She tore downstairs and out of the house shouting `Fire!’

她奔下楼梯,冲出房门高喊｀着火了!

She tumbled downstairs .

她从楼梯上摔了下来。

She hurriedly dressed the child and took him downstairs .

她匆忙给孩子穿好衣服，把他带下楼来。

She hurried downstairs to answer the door

她赶忙下楼去开门。

She washed her face and hands,then went downstairs .

她洗了脸，洗了手，就下楼了。

She washed her face and hands, then went downstairs .

她洗了脸和手之后走下楼去。

She slipped and went hurtling downstairs .

她一失足咕噜噜跌下楼梯.

Just as I was dropping off, there was a loud bang downstairs

就在我刚睡着时，楼下突然一声巨响。

One family may live on each storey, or each family may have both upstairs and downstairs rooms, with the two parts of the house separated by a wall through the middle.

可以是每层住一家，也可以是每一家住半面房的楼上和楼下，两家之间有一堵墙隔开。

kick downstairs

vt.将...踢到楼下,被降职

downstairs merger

向下并合

kick sb. downstairs

驱逐某人