Though most athletes were utterly exhausted by the decathlon alone, Thorpe breezed through both events, his dark hair flopping , his smile flashing, his muscled body gliding along the track

大多数运动员参加十项全能一项就筋疲力尽了,而索普却轻松自如地赛完两项,他一头黑发扑颠着,脸上闪烁着微笑,那肌肉强健的身体沿着跑道轻捷地飞奔着。

A few minutes later he ran from the park,a royal goldfish flopping inside the crown of his straw hat.But on the road he heard a horse and carriage.It stopped.He was caught.

几分钟后他从公园里跑出来,一条宝贵的金鱼躺在他的草帽壳里。但是,他听到了路上有马车的声音。马车停下来,他被抓住了。

The fish were flopping about in the bottom of the boat.

那些鱼在船底扑腾着。

The fish we had caught were flopping about in the bottom of the boat

我们捉的那条鱼在船底无可奈何地跳动着。

The fish were still flopping about on the bank

鱼还在岸上扑扑地跳动着。

||1:To have a hope of pulling off a Jobs-like turnaround, she will need to tackle three vital tasks fast.||2:First, she must clarify what kind of company Yahoo! wants to be.||3:Some of its former bosses, including Mr Levinsohn, emphasised its plentiful content in areas such as sports and finance.||4:Others trumpeted its whizz-bang technology.||5:This flip-flopping has confused customers and employees.

||1:要想成功实现“乔布斯式”的“峰回路转”，梅耶尔需要迅速解决三个至关重要的问题。||2:首先，她必须理清雅虎要成为什么样的公司。||3:包括列维索恩在内的一些雅虎的前任总裁把雅虎大部分精力都集中在像运动和金融这样的领域。||4:其他的人则是大力推动它的whizz-bang技术。||5:这种相反的发展方向一直困扰着它的顾客和雇员。

Others trumpeted its whizz-bang technology. This flip-flopping has confused customers and employees.

其他人则吹捧雅虎的科技卓越一流。如此朝秦暮楚，顾客和员工早就糊涂了。

flopping his hand to the left and right, and then opening up his fingers with a nod and a smile: appraisal done.

左右晃动，然后张开手指，点头微笑：评估完成。

But in insurance, as in banking, most mergers end up flopping , says Andrew Edelsberg of A. M. Best.

但是在保险业，正如在银行业，大部分的兼并以惨败告终，A.M.Best.的安德鲁•埃德尔斯伯格说道。

Otherwise the accusations of flip-flopping that did John Kerry so much harm in 2004 will begin to bite.

否则立场摇摆不定这个曾在2004年重创约翰•克里的指责会再度开始发威。

Wood samples from this time period show a climate flip-flopping unpredictably, which would have been bad for the Roman Empire.

来自这个时期的木头样本显示气候无规律地剧变，而这样的气候显然不利于罗马帝国。

He said at the time he wanted to revisit the issue, but Cantor accused Obama of flip-flopping on his own tax deal.

那时他称，希望重新考虑此问题，但Cantor批评奥巴马在自己的税赋协议上都经常改变立场。

If you're prone to spots, try pinning your hair back on a flight as flopping fringes will only exacerbate the problem.

如果你爱起痘痘，就在飞行中把头发扎到脑后，因为垂落的发丝只能让痘痘的情况加重。

If Japan wants to carry on flopping around in clean, empty water, Mr Kan is the man.

如果日本想在“至清无鱼”的水里扑腾，则菅直人较为合适。

His rivals often mock him for flip-flopping .

他的对手经常模仿他的朝秦暮楚。

his head is flopping down Broadway, right?

于是他的头就落在百老汇

flopping infant

低肌张力婴儿

(onom.)flopping sound

哔哔啪啪