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A long story may be condensed into a few sentences.

一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话。

In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.

在这个小村子里他发现很少有人与他志趣相投。

The poet compressed many thoughts and emotions into a few well-chosen words.

诗人将丰富思想感情缩于几个精选词语里。

The depot is only a few blocks from here.

公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。

They perfunctorily consoled him with a few words.

他们敷衍了事地安慰了他几句。

He uttered a few commonplaces about peace.

他泛泛地谈了几句关于和平话。

The actors began to rehearse a few scenes.

演员们开始排练剧中几场戏。

Background Only a few case reports of allergy to eggplant (Solanum melongena) have been reported.

背景，只有少数告过敏，以茄子（茄子）已告。

Some few of the students are absent today.

有些同学今天缺席。

Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

布鲁克斯赶上领先赛跑运动员好几分钟, 可是后来落后了。

The Antarctic species have few special adaptations for polar life.

南极物种对极地生活几乎没有什么特别适应性改变。

The aeroplane was flying a few feet above the sea.

飞机正在距海面几英尺低空飞行。

A few of the tiles were clearly out of alignment.

有几片瓦明显出格了。

In reading their verse aloud, few bards can compare to Dylan Thomas.

在声朗读他们诗歌这一点上，很少有哪位人能与迪兰·托马斯相较。

I strayed a few blocks in the wrong direction.

我沿着错误方向走了几个街区。

I may have to bleep a few words in his testimony.

我也许得抹去他证词中一些语句。

She babbled a few words to him.

她对他说了几句不知所云话。

In the past few decades foreign goods flooded the markets of the developing countries.

过去几十年中洋货充斥着发展中国家市场。

He dissipated the family fortune in only a few years of wild living.

他仅仅几年放荡生活就把家产挥霍尽了。

I slipped out of the room for a few seconds to turn the oven on).

我溜出房间一会儿去打开炉子)。