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When George came to his boss for help, the latter slammed the door in his face.当乔治找他老板帮忙时，老板把他拒之门外。Men still outnumber women, though the latter are catching up.男性仍然比女性多，尽管女性的人数正逐渐赶上来。Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is taller than the former.杰克和比尔是孪生兄弟，不过比尔个子比杰克高。He spent the latter part of his life in Oxford.他的后半生是在牛津度过的。There was fluctuation between joy and grief, whereby the former outweighed the latter.时而欢乐时而伤心，而二者间欢乐又甚于伤心。Celebrations are planned for the latter part of November.庆祝活动计划在十一月的下半月举行。He is getting into the latter years of his career.他正步入职业生涯的后半程。The former believes in visions, the latter in materialities.前者相信梦幻，而后者则相信物质的实有。Opportunities for men and women, though especially the latter, are limited to employment in agriculture or domestic service.男女的就业机会，尤其是后者，局限于农业或家务方面。He had to pinch-hit for John when the latter was ill.约翰病了的时候，他只好去代替他。The Government is prepared to cede on the latter demand.政府准备对后一个要求让步。Of chicken, fish, and meat, I like the latter best. 在鸡、鱼、肉当中，我最喜欢吃肉。The windows would probably have been crafted in the latter part of the Middle Ages.这些窗户很可能是中世纪后期精心制作的。The exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme.这些练习很有趣，而且为该课程后面的部分做了很好的铺垫。The essays that Parsons completed in the latter part of his life are of a piece with his earlier work.帕森斯后半生完成的文章和他的早期著作一脉相承。There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category.有些人开口之前会三思，而有些人想到什么就说什么。迈克绝对属于后者。The area was resettled in the latter half of the century.人们在该世纪下半叶重新到这个地区定居。Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.如果出现高失业率和高犯罪率，可以认为后者是前者造成的。The former lives in the US, the latter in Australia.前者住在美国，后者住在澳大利亚。We'll go in the latter half of the year.我们将在下半年去。In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate.在比较他的缺点和优点时，后者似乎是主要的。In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.到那场拳击赛的后半段他开始支持不住了。I would unhesitatingly choose the latter option.我会毫不犹豫地选择后者。Two police officers burst in, the latter hurriedly flashing his ID card at her as they made their way upstairs.两名警察闯进来，走向楼上时，后面的一个匆匆地向她亮了一下他的证件。If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。I prefer the latter version to the former.比起前一种说法，我更喜欢后面那种说法。Here are Tom and David; the latter is my brother.这是汤姆和大卫；后者是我的兄弟。It's better for them to save, because their income may fall short in the latter part of the year.他们最好存钱，因为下半年他们的收入可能不够花。Of ham and beef, the latter meat is cheaper today.就火腿和牛肉而言，眼下牛肉比较便宜。Jack and Bill are twins, but the former is taller than the latter.杰克和比尔是双胞胎，但前者比后者个子高。Beethoven composed his greatest works in the latter part of his life.贝多芬在晚年创作了他最杰出的作品。He has cars and trucks, and even though the former are easier to drive, the latter are more useful.他有轿车和卡车，虽然前者比较好开，可后者更实用。She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter.她提出给我更多的钱或者一辆汽车，我选择了后者。This point is explained more fully in the latter part of the chapter.这一点在本章的后面部分有更详尽的解释。 |