| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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几经周折才告成功。 Only after many setbacks was success achieved. | ||
这幅画几经周折才得以展出。 The painting was able to display several twists and turns. | ||
几经周折，我在一家金矿找到了工作。 After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. | ||
该船几经周折拖宕后，已准备下水。 After many difficulties and postponements, the ship was ready for launching. | ||
她几经周折终于使兼职人员权利法案在议会中得以通过。 She piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament. | ||
李女士用另一只空闲的手，几经周折终于取出了手机，然而没有信号。 With her free hand, Ms. Li managed to fumble it out, but there was no signal. | ||
我就像是在兵荒马乱中和亲人失散后，几经周折，总算和亲人又团聚了。 It was like a family reunion after the turmoil and chaos of war. | ||
几年后，史密斯试图重温旧情，几经周折找到了佩雷兹母亲的住址，于是给佩雷兹写了封信。 A few years later, in a bid to rekindle their love, Smith tracked down her mother's address in Spain and sent a letter to her there. | ||
李逵下山，几经周折，终于在牛头山找到了抢人的王江和董海两个草寇头目，杀死了强盗，救出了太公的女儿。 After taking a great deal of bother Li Kui finally found the two perpetrators, Wang Jiang and Dong Hai. He killed them and saved the squire's daughter. | ||
至于《齐格弗里德》，则是几经周折，于十四年后，也就是1871年2月5日才断断续续得以完成，此时普法战争的硝烟也行将散去。 Siegfried was not finished until February 5, 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian war—that is fourteen years later, after several interruptions. | ||
