Our weakness, slowness, lack of grip and drive are very apparent on the background of what was done twenty-five years ago . 和二十五年前的事相比较，我们显然是很软弱，行动迟缓并缺乏活力和猛干的精神。
What could a silent man of five and thirty hope when opposed by a very lively one of five and twenty . 一个沉默寡言的三十五岁的男子，在面临一个非常活跃的二十五岁的男子与他竞争的时候，还能指望什么呢？
That would destroy a quarter of a million dollars' worth of steamboat and cargo, and maybe a hundred and fifty human lives into the bargain . 毁了价值二十五万元的汽船和货物，可能还加上一百五十条人命。
To compensate for these reductions, they increased the maximum estate tax from 25 to 40 per cent and imposed a new gift tax . 为补偿这些削减，他们将最高财产税从百分之二十五增为百分之四十，并征收一种新的馈赠税。
She was turkish, in her middle twenties, with an attractive face and a lithe, sensuous body, rich with promise . 她是个土耳其人，二十五岁左右，有一张吸引人的面孔和一副娇柔的，给人以美感的身体，是个富于许诺的人。
Leo, it is true, had been half drowned, but that is no great matter to a vigorous young athlete of five-and-twenty . 一点不假，和奥是给淹得半死了，不过对于一个才二十五岁的血气方刚的小伙子来说，也没有什么大不了的。
Occasionally, if he were flush, he gave her thirty-five. but these occasions by no means balanced those when he gave her twenty-five . 偶尔，手头宽裕的话，他就给她三十五先令。不过这种情况并不多，更多地是只给她二十五个先令。
The bus upriver must have left five minutes ago and of course she wouldn't hang around there for twenty-five more minutes waiting for the next one . 驶往上游的公共汽车准在五分钟前开走了，她当然不会在那儿逗留二十五分钟等下班车。
"that is one advantage of woman," she told herself, "after twenty-five they gloss over their birthdays like improprieties. " “这倒是妇女的一种有利条件，”她对自己说，“过了二十五岁，她们就象掩饰一种不正当的行为一样来掩饰自己的生日。”
I have worked out my travelling expenses at 25 yuan 我的旅费算下来是二十五圆。
