The sport was no doubt devised by shepherds keen to impress their friends with the skills of their sheepdogs.
毫无疑问，牧羊犬比赛是由那些热衷于向朋友们展示他们牧羊犬技巧的牧羊人所设计的。If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
如果她活到今天，她将不能就她热衷的话题“佣人”发表意见了。The upshot of this convergence is a fascinating cultural dissonance: Americans seem to be talking about divorce more, while divorcing less.
这种局面造成了一种令人惊奇的文化失调：美国人热衷于谈论离婚问题，但实际离婚的人却比以前少。But Professor Michael Baum, one of Britain's leading cancer experts, and a keen art critic, will have none of this.
但是米迦勒鲍姆教授——一位英国的一流癌症专家，同时热衷于艺术评论，从不认为这样。It may even be said that they have never been so keen as on this point where, on the contrary, logic seems so desirable.
我们甚至有可能说，在越似乎应该使用逻辑思维的时候，他们，相反的，却越热衷于此。Firms were keen to invest on the back of healthy profits, solid foreign demand and hopes of a pick-up in consumer spending.
各公司热衷于投资获利丰厚，稳定可靠针对国外需求的产业，并希望能够顺带刺激消费。These phrases had been deliberately taken out of context and "spun" by sceptics keen to derail the Copenhagen climate conference, he said.
他说，热衷于破坏哥本哈根气候大会的怀疑论者故意断章取义，“哄人”。He was the subject of a media frenzy in October when he was tracked down at a private school in Bosnia.
今年10月份，有人查到他在波黑的一所私立中学就读，于是成为媒体热衷报道的对象。She knew the gossip about Ms. Li but was more impressed with her confidence and stage presence. She also thought Ms.
她热衷于许多关于李女士的八卦，但是更多打动她的是李的自信和表演风格。