Changing public perception may take some time.
改变公众的看法需要一些时间。
The pension fund owns shares in several major public companies.
该养老基金在几家主要出售股份给公众的公司中均有股份。
The government decided to promote public welfare.
政府决定发展公共福利。
The town has its own public library and public gardens.
那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。
She decided to make her views public.
她决定把自己的观点公开。
The area has been fenced from the public.
该地区为防止民众进出而围起来。
The leader rarely shows herself in public.
这位领导她很少在公众场合露面。
The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily.
市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。
This kind of programme always satisfied the public.
这类节目总能令大众满意。
The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues.
这场运动旨在提高民众对这些问题的认识。
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
工厂排出废弃物的量可能危及大众的健康。
Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
关闭医院怎么会对民众有利呢?
The government had to bow to public pressure.
政府不得不向公众的压力低头。
a public education system
公共教育体系
a public library
公共图书馆
(British English)the public purse (= the money that the government can spend)
国库
The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government) .
铁路业不再归国有了。
public money'/spending'/funding'/expenditure
公款;公共开支;政府拨款;政府开支
He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government) .
他的事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。
Lauderdale House is now open to the public...
劳德代尔艺术教育中心现已向公众开放。
Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public...
纯酒精不向大众出售。
Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit film channel.
市场调查表明93%的观众希望有一个播放热门影片的频道。
...the American voting public.
美国选民
The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.
总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。
The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。
...the New York public Library...
纽约公立图书馆
The new museum must be accessible by public transport.
新博物馆必须能乘坐公共交通工具到达。
...the heavily congested public areas of international airports...
国际机场人潮涌动的公共场所
I avoid working in places which are too public.
我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery...
昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。
I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.
我希望看到更多女性参与公众事务,尤其是能在议会中工作。
The National Heritage Committee has conducted a public inquiry to find the answer...
国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。
The comments were the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject...
这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。
Blair wants any new evidence on IRA pub bombs made public...
布莱尔希望将任何关于爱尔兰共和军制造的酒馆爆炸事件的新证据都公之于众。
The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.
一旦披露出去,真相会让人非常尴尬。
One expects people in the public eye to conduct their personal lives with a certain decorum...
人们期望公众人物的私生活能检点些。
He has kept his wife and daughter out of the public eye.
他一直让妻子和女儿远离公众视线。
In 1951 AC went public, having achieved an average annual profit of more than 'u00a350,000.
AC公司于1951年上市,当时平均年利润为5万多英镑。
Bylaws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.
地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。
交通
B:You’re (doing your part for/ helping/ helping out) the environment by usingpublic transportation, too.
你使用公交车也在为环境(尽一点自己的力量/做点贡献/做些贡献)。
A:True.
那倒是。
Apply for a school-(申请学校)
A:I’m trying to decide what school to apply for.
我在考虑申请哪一所学校。
public的解释
B:Are you thinking about apublic school or a private one?
是上公立学校还是私立学校?
A:I’m not sure. What’s the difference between them?
我也不知道。有什么区别?
B:public schools are usually state funded, whereas private schools usually get their funding elsewhere.
公立学校通常是州政府投资办学,而私立学校通常是通过其他方式筹集资金。
A:Which is better?
那么哪一个更好呢?
B:One isn’t necessarily better than the other. It depends a lot on the school administration and the teachers.
不是一所就比另外一所好。这跟学校的管理和师资有很大关系。
A:I hear you have to wear unifomp3s at private schools.
我听说私立学校要穿校服。
public的翻译
B:Yeah, sometimes.
是,有时候是这样。
体育运动
A:Where did you go yesterday?
昨天你到哪里去了?
B:I went to play tennis in thepublic park.
我到公园里去打网球。
A:How often do you play tennis?
你多久打一次?
B:Twice a week. How about you?
每星期两次。你呢?
A:I seldom play tennis. I prefer football and basketball.
我很少打网球。我比较喜欢足球和篮球。
B:But it is very difficult to gather a team of players together.
但是要凑足一队球员是很难的。
A:I usually play with my schoolmates.
我通常和同学们一块儿玩。
B:Do you like watching football matches?
你喜欢看足球比赛吗?
A:Yes, I went to the Tian He Sports Center for the football match last Sunday.
是的,我上星期天还到天河体育中心去看足球比赛了呢。
B:Oh, I watched it on television. It was an exciting match.
哦,我在电视上看过。那是一场紧张的比赛。