The oil boom of the 1970s and early 1980s proved a blessing and a curse for many oil-exporting countries . 70和80年代初期的石油繁荣，对许多石油出口国来说，既是一桩幸事，也是一个祸根。
"it is true," uliami boomed from his deep chest. "have you any more silk shirts like willie smee's? " “当真，”尤利亚米从宽阔的胸腔里发出闷雷般的声音，“你有没有威利斯密那样的丝衬衣？”
The boom in the airline industry that began about twenty years ago resulted in a corresponding boom in hotel construction . 约在二十年前开始飞速兴起的航空运输业导致了旅馆建设的相应飞速发展。
A clock struck seven, and round the shady lime-tree a chafer or some heavy insect commenced its booming rushes . 时钟敲了七下，在那阴暗的菩提树四周，一只金龟子或者几只大昆虫开始嗡嗡地忙碌起来。
It was solemn to hear the voice of them below in the valleys, now booming like thunder, now with an angry cry . 听到下面山谷里忽儿像隆隆的响雷，忽儿又夹杂一声愤怒的咆哮，令人产生一种严重的感觉。
Making good use of my opportunities in the postwar cultural boom i had reviewed bushels of books for "the new republic" and the "times" . 我趁战后文化繁荣之机，给《新共和报》和《纽约时报》写过许多书评。
This is, of course, the reason why a sonic boom hits us with all its fury from a supersonic aircraft but not from a subsonic one . 当然，这就是为什么音爆从超音速飞机上以它的全部力量向我们冲来，而音速飞机上则没有音爆传来。
